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Job Title: Paralegal (12mth FTC)
Department: Corporate Legal & Governance
Location: London

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
The Corporate Legal & Governance Department at Channel 4 is responsible for advising on the legal aspects of all non-programme related matters to include: (i)  negotiating and contracting deals for all non-programme related areas (other than Commissioning and Acquisitions) including Ad Sales, Corporate, Commercial & Business Development, IT, Procurement, Corporate Services, Consumer Insight, 4creative and Strategy; and (ii) advising on regulatory matters including Data Protection, Freedom of Information and Channel 4’s statutory requirements.  The department also carries out the Corporation Secretarial function.

The Corporate Legal & Governance Department comprises 10 lawyers together with secretariat and admin team support.  

JOB PURPOSE
The role is a paralegal within the Corporate Legal & Governance team, reporting to the Controller of Corporate Legal & Governance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Providing general legal support across the team working principally on commercial contracts but able to assist on a wide variety of legal matters including general commercial contractual arrangements, advertising sales and regulatory.

Types of work will include:

• Conducting due diligence in relation to our corporate investment activity.
• Assisting in the drafting and negotiation of corporate documentation.
• Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts across a wide range of areas including technology, consumer insight, 4creative, procurement and distribution.
• Minute taking at board and other meetings.
• Assisting with updating of template documentation.
• Negotiating and reviewing non-disclosure agreements.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

Technical & Professional Skills

• Ability to draft and review a wide variety of commercial contracts with negotiated changes and an understanding of corporate matters. 
• Ability to negotiate legal and commercial issues arising from contracts.
• Ambition to increase corporate and commercial knowledge and skills. 
• Excellent organisational, communication and telephone skills. 
• Ability to check and proof-read work quickly and accurately.
• Paralegals must be either part-qualified, have or be in legal training, or have a substantial quantity of relevant legal and contractual experience.

Autonomy/Judgement/Decision Making

• Ability to work autonomously 
• Excellent planning and organising ability in coping with a demanding workload
• Adaptable and able to work on a variety of matters at any one time

Relationship Management (internal, external, 3rd parties)

• Proactive and ability to work well as part of a team.
• Willing to take on any types of work and a “can do” attitude.
• Ability to communicate effectively and clearly both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to respond speedily and prioritise effectively.

Complexity/Problem Solving

• Able to deal with a range of complex matters at any one time.
• Able to demonstrate understanding of issues affecting Channel 4 and its remit.
• Commercial approach.

To complete your application please provide a response to the below application questions, you can upload your response to the application questions as an attachment when submitting your application. This can be attached to your application as a PDF or Word document.  

1. Please outline how you meet the ‘Essential Experience & Skills’ outlined in the Job Description (Max 500 words)
2. Please give an overview of your experience in working across a broad and varied workload like that outlined in the Job Description and how you prioritise your workload accordingly (Max 500 words)