Temporary Paralegal/Legal Assistant in Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Temporary Paralegal/Legal Assistant

City/State

Location UK/Basingstoke

Department Legal – Legal Counsel

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ROLE PROFILE

ROLE TITLE: Temporary Paralegal/Legal Assistant

FUNCTION: Legal

REPORTING: General Counsel – Data and Technology / Data Protection Offices

LOCATION: Basingstoke – Hybrid, working 2-3 days a week in the office.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

As a global leader in cash technology solutions, we provide the financial, retail, cash centre and gaming industries with confidence that their cash is protected and always working to help build a stronger business.

Our cash automation technologies and process engineering services help businesses in more than 100 countries optimise the handling, movement and management of cash. While we span the globe, we personally engage with each customer to address their unique challenges and goals — enhancing staff efficiency, reducing operating costs and enabling a more rewarding customer experience.

We offer peace of mind. We enable transformation. We generate options. We empower people. We do all this by releasing companies from the burden of cash management, putting cash to work, and helping customers enhance the value that their staff and facilities add to their business.

ROLE PURPOSE

Working closely with the Group General Counsel, the General Counsel – Data & Technology, the Group Data Protection Officer and the rest of the Legal team, the role of Paralegal / Legal Assistant is an integral part of the high quality of services we provide to our in-house business client base. Liaising with business stakeholders on a regular basis to ensure the smooth running of proceedings will be key.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• To support the smooth running of a busy legal and data protection function within the wider commercial team with appropriate administrative and paralegal support.

• Drafting various contracts from standard forms, negotiate (under close supervision from the General Counsel – Data & Technology), conclude and then track contracts at various stages of execution, including licence agreements, contractual/commercial agreements, confidentiality agreements, procurement agreements and other required documentation.

• Working closely with the Glory commercial teams and HR to assist them with concluding agreements and to provide them with initial advice on legal queries.

• Maintaining a weekly worklist to report up.

• Maintaining a contracts lifecycle management software; assisting as necessary to prepare amendment agreements/new contracts.

• Assisting with projects (e.g. data protection updates, AI governance matters and legal dept. initiatives).

• Recording and assisting with response to Data Protection Agreements, Data Subject Access Requests, customer privacy queries and complaints.

• Carry out Data Protection Privacy Impact Assessments on business functions and projects.

• Assisting with contentious matters, including review of existing agreements and correspondence, and research on legal issues.

• Assisting with keeping precedents (e.g. licensing agreements) and policies (e.g. environment and health and safety policies) up to date.

• Conducting due diligence on documents to ensure compliance with applicable sanctions and anti-corruption laws including the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act and OFAC and EU sanctions.

• Providing general office support such as maintaining and organising master files of signed agreements.

• Performing other related duties as assigned.

  REQUIRED EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

  Education Level:

• Excellent academic credentials required

• Ideally have a law degree or equivalent

• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

• The ideal candidate will have experience in data protection and have worked with Contract Lifecycle Management software.

  Relevant Previous Work Experience

• Previous in-house or law firm experience required.

• Previous experience in the industry preferred but not essential.

• Previous experience in dealing with international businesses preferred but not essential.

  REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Must be well organized, efficient and have ability to prioritize and work well under pressure.

• Must have ability to handle multiple tasks and meet conflicting deadlines.

• Must have excellent attention to detail and strong writing and communication skills.

• Must have the ability to exercise independent judgment and determine when consultation with others (such as lawyers, sales executives etc.) is required.

• Must have the ability to understand and analyse agreements and other legal documents.

• Must be a good team player.

  GLORY SPIRITS

  The Glory Spirits & Behaviours reflect the values and behaviours that are critical to the ongoing success of Glory and as such represent the foundations of our behaviour globally to lead us to realise our mission:

  þ Value Creation – strive to create value for customers

  þ Self-Starter – understand the objectives of your own work and are proactive in achieving goals

  þ Collaboration -respect diversity and create a culture of collaboration to work with each other to achieve a common goal

  þ Integrity -understand Glory’ Mission and act with responsibility and pride to realise achievement and act and behave with high integrity and a strong sense of ethics

  þ Own Growth – leverage our own talent and achieve personal development by adopting a broader perspective; looking beyond our own work.

  Glory believes in equal opportunity for all qualified persons and will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, colour, religion, marital status, national origin, gender, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

  Third Party Agencies

  Unsolicited resumes will not be accepted by Glory. Should an agency choose to send unsolicited resumes, Glory reserves the right to review such resumes but will not be held liable for any fees/charges associated with a candidate hire except where a formal written agreement is in place between Glory and the Agency to source candidates for a specific role.

  An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer / An E-Verify Employer

  It is the policy of Glory Global Solutions, Inc. to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and not to discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by state or local law at the Glory Global Solutions, Inc. location to which this application is submitted. In addition, as a Federal Government contractor, all Glory Global Solutions, Inc. locations are affirmative action employers.

  EEO Information http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf