Paralegal (UK based)

Overview

Remote role based in the UK, working full time.

You will collaborate with colleagues across GMT, Central European and US time zones (PST to EST). Occasional overtime may be required for special programme events.

The employer is unable to provide or continue UK or Irish visa sponsorship for this role.

Responsibilities

• Commercial contracts: Draft, review and support negotiations for NDAs, customer and service agreements, pilot and evaluation agreements, supplier and vendor contracts, data processing agreements, research and collaboration agreements, licensing agreements and consultancy agreements.
• Contract management: Administer a case management system and contract repository, maintaining templates and approval workflows, and managing signatures, renewals, expiries, obligations and accurate records.
• Legal compliance and research: Monitor regulatory developments and research legislation, regulations, case law and legal precedents to support compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Company secretarial and governance: Support the Company Secretary, maintain accurate company records, manage record requests, statutory registers, filings and general corporate housekeeping.
• Data protection and privacy: Support the Data Protection Officer with GDPR and UK GDPR requirements, including Records of Processing Activities, Data Protection Impact Assessments, data subject requests, data processing agreements and privacy queries.
• Business support: Work with Commercial, Finance, Quality & Regulatory and Information Security teams on contracts, policies, customer due diligence and security or compliance questionnaires.
• Intellectual property: Support trademark and copyright registrations, monitoring and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
• Legal documentation and queries: Prepare first drafts using approved templates and playbooks, triage incoming contract requests, and act as a first point of contact for routine legal queries.
• Stakeholder collaboration: Provide legal guidance and support while helping maintain compliance with legal requirements.
• Knowledge management: Keep legal research, templates, guidance and resources organised, accurate and accessible.
• AI-enabled legal work: Use approved AI tools for contract review, summarisation, research and drafting, following an AI Governance Policy and ensuring appropriate human review and verification.
• Team administration: Support calendars, meetings, legal files and other day-to-day administrative requirements.

Requirements

• Degree in Law, Legal Studies or a related field.
• Previous industry experience as an in-house paralegal or in a similar legal support role, ideally in-house within technology or healthcare.
• Experience across commercial contracts, data protection/privacy and corporate secretarial matters.
• Compliance and intellectual property experience would be an advantage.
• Solid understanding of contract law, corporate governance and legal research methodologies.
• Ability to work comfortably in a fast-paced environment with constantly changing priorities.
• Strong organisational skills: able to juggle deadlines, prioritise effectively and adapt quickly.
• Ability to explain complex legal matters clearly to colleagues across the business.
• Detail-focused, thorough and committed to accuracy.
• Takes ownership, uses sound judgement and follows through.
• Able to work independently, ask questions and escalate when appropriate.
• Comfortable using legal research tools, document systems and Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.
• Interest in AI contract management systems and enterprise AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude).
• Handles sensitive legal and commercial information with discretion and confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in pathology, laboratories, oncology, academic medical centres or clinical services.
• Familiarity with healthcare or pathology services in the UK or Republic of Ireland.
• Knowledge of clinical guidelines and regulations.
• Working knowledge of GDPR, UK GDPR and data protection practices.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary with performance-based annual increments recognising commercial impact.
• Healthcare coverage supporting long-term wellbeing.
• Annual leave that gives time to properly switch off and recharge.

Additional benefits described include:

• Purpose-driven work supporting faster, more accurate patient diagnoses.
• Opportunities to build ownership of interesting, complex and commercially significant legal work.
• Regular, meaningful performance feedback, clear accountability and opportunities to develop.
• Collaborative, inclusive and multicultural team environment.

Location

• Work from home role based in the UK (full time).