Legal Assistant - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Ovarro

Ovarro

Verified Company

Sheffield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Ovarro is a company with real purpose.

Our RTUs and SCADA have underpinned critical infrastructure for over 40 years and our leak detection portfolio is helping to drive towards a global sustainable future.

To enable this we need team members who fully live our OneTeam value which is at the heart of everything we do at Ovarro.

We now looking for a
Legal Assistant to join the legal team.

This role is focused on assisting the Legal Team in providing commercial and contractual support to the Ovarro group of companies; your work will involve commercial and contractual matters but will also cover supporting wider risk management issues including governance and process issues, data protection and other areas typical of the work of in-house legal teams.

Responsibilities:

Dealing with a variety of queries from colleagues and customers ensuring responses within agreed timescales
Liaising with colleagues to support the management of different legal projects
Assisting with general legal matters that affect the organisation
Supporting the legal department by managing efficient legal document filing system
Learning to draft a range of contractual documents and policies
Performing general administrative tasks to support legal activities

Experience:

Basic understanding of contract and intellectual property law
Prior administrative experience in a legal environment

Skills and Attributes:

A proactive, professional and selfmotivated approach to work
Excellent organisational skills
Strong literacy skills and confidence in using Microsoft office programmes
Ability to track and prioritise a large and varied workload in a demanding environment
A high level of attention to detail and accuracy
Keen to develop over a period of time with a willingness and ability to learn

Knowledge/Education:

Either a graduate (ideally in law) or a paralegal with a good secondary education
Basic knowledge of contract and intellectual property law
French speaker (this is really just a nice to have but would be extremely useful)

Ovarro recognise the need for a diverse workforce and we are committed to equal opportunities in employment.