Paralegal

A bit about the role

As a Paralegal in the Legal & Data Privacy Team, you will support the business to achieve its vision of being the destination for extraordinary customer experience, whilst ensuring that key legal responsibilities are delivered and compliance requirements are met. You will understand and embrace Selfridges as a whole, from the customer facing front-of-house teams to the back-of-house functions and project teams that are needed to run a truly omni-channel, global, luxury retailer.

You will demonstrate careful attention to detail, the ability to plan and prioritise, ensuring key tasks are carried out in a timely manner, bringing clarity and structure to assist others. You will be comfortable in questioning and finding solutions, advising and supporting colleagues from across the business. You will be impactful, build strong relationships and bring a positive, pragmatic decision-making focus, identifying risk and balancing common sense with a can-do attitude in a fast-paced environment.

As a Paralegal you will:

Support the Legal & Data Privacy Team to provide legal solutions for Selfridges with effective and strategic advice on a range of matters including commercial, data protection and privacy, consumer rights, marketing, procurement, property and construction.
Provide administrative support for various legal processes (including matter management, team reporting) and be supported by colleagues with more complex legal tasks, such as drafting and negotiating template contracts.
Manage day to day compliance activities, including managing data requests, investigating complaints and in depth project reviews.
Conduct research on various legal topics to support the team in maintaining compliance and enhancing best practices.
Plan, manage and adjust your workload according to demand/priorities, keeping colleagues and key stakeholders up to date on your activities; this includes planning, diarising deadlines, maintaining trackers, running team reports, executing agreements, keeping on top of compliance deadlines.
Support your and the team’s use of specialist legal tech.
Develop a deep understanding relevant legal matters and compliance requirements for Selfridges through day to day support of the team.

A bit about the you

A graduate, most likely a law graduate (or someone with equivalent experience)
Someone with excellent academics and some relevant prior legal/data protection experience
Someone who can demonstrate their ability to translate sometimes complex data protection and legal matters into straightforward, pragmatic and user-friendly advice
Solutions focused and analytical. Able to see through a problem and find a solution, with strong organisational skills and a keen eye for detail.
Able to manage deadlines and a complex workload, able to adjust pace or direction in a calm, friendly and well-planned manner.
A great communicator. With sound interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication and an understanding of data, you are able to influence business stakeholders.
Able to consider financial implications, risks, business impacts and also plan yours and others’ time and resources.
Able to produce user-friendly advice or documents, be a good listener, be a collaborative team member and to offer leadership or ideas when required.
Understanding of excellent customer service from the customer and business perspective.ØAn ambassador for the Legal and Data Privacy team.
An example of our values, a trusted and respected colleague.

We recognise that candidates may be available pending the start of a legal job (eg. a training contract) and we are very happy to consider candidates in this situation.

This guide represents a summary of the role; however, all team members are expected to be flexible in the work they undertake, which may change from time to time, according to the needs of the business