Paralegal

Location: London - hybrid 50%

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 35 hours

Purpose of the Role

As a Paralegal , you will provide legal support to the business and group functions across Just Group, primarily supporting the Defined Benefit (DB) business. Working as part of a collaborative Legal team, you will help deliver practical, high-quality legal services, support commercial and transactional activity, and contribute to the effective management of legal risk.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their legal career, whether you are building on existing paralegal experience or seeking a role that could support your future progression towards a Training Contract.

About Just

We help people achieve a better later life. That's our purpose and it's the reason we exist. We are a fast-growing company helping customers enjoy the retirement they deserve. We do this through a variety of market leading, award-winning products and services, delivered by a diverse team of over 1,400 purpose-led colleagues who genuinely put the customer at the heart of everything we do.

This is a brilliant time to join our business. We are on an exciting growth journey to become the UK's most loved retirement expert.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Assistant General Counsel and Legal Leadership Team in achieving the Group's strategic objectives, working closely with senior leaders, managers and colleagues across the wider Legal team.
• Provide legal support, drafting, negotiation and advice across a range of matters, with a particular focus on smaller DB transactions and associated workflows, including NDAs, post-transaction queries, ad hoc business requests and contracts.
• Assist with the management and timely delivery of project-related activities, including coordinating electronic signing processes via DocuSign.
• Support monitoring and mitigation of legal risks in line with the Group's risk framework.
• Coordinate training sessions and meetings, liaise with external advisers and law firms where required, and support transactional work, commercial contracts and day-to-day departmental activities.
• Provide administrative and operational support to the wider Legal team as required.

What We're Looking For

• Graduate, with experience gained in a legal, paralegal, contract management or similar professional environment. Applications are welcomed from both early-career and experienced candidates.
• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• A genuine interest in legal work and developing a legal career.
• Keen interest in AI, automation and the use of technology to improve ways of working.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and database systems.
• Able to build effective working relationships with colleagues across different teams.
• Commercially aware, pragmatic and solution-focused in approach.
• Able to prioritise effectively and manage competing demands in a dynamic environment.
• Self-motivated, proactive and comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.

Our behaviours

At Just you'll have the opportunity to develop your career, whilst making a difference to the lives of those around you. You'll be part of a company with a strong and distinctive culture - we're ambitious, curious and collaborative - and every decision we make centres around being Just and delivering the best outcomes for our customers.

What's in it for you

• A competitive salary, pension scheme and life assurance
• 25 days annual leave plus an additional day on us for your birthday
• Private medical cover and income protection, just in case
• A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme
• Opportunities to progress your career in-role and within the company
• Free access to the Headspace app, 24/7 employee assistance helpline and trained physical and mental health first aiders
• A variety of employee funded benefits available via our online benefits portal
• Plus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones

Explore our full range of benefits on our dedicated benefits page.

Belonging at Just

Valuing diversity of thought and fostering a sense of belonging is critical to our business success, driving innovation and balanced decision making. Our work on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) aims to deliver a brilliant employee experience underpinned by a sense of belonging, where our people feel proud to work at Just.

We remain committed to our publicly disclosed HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and Race at Work Charter targets and support a wide range of employee network and events, championing issues including intergenerational working, social mobility and neurodiversity.

Be Bold. Be Brilliant. Be Just.