Paralegal | Santander Asset Management

As a Paralegal at Santander Asset Management (SAM UK), you will be responsible for duties across Company Secretarial, Legal and Project work.

You will be joining a small team, which will allow you to provide proactive, value-added, hands-on support to colleagues in SAM UK and other parts of the Santander Group.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced and ambitious Paralegal who may be currently studying towards a professional qualification, looking to work more exposure in a rewarding environment.

The difference you'll make includes:

• Organising, attending and minute taking at SAM UK boards and committees


• Managing company secretarial and governance related matters including responsibility for company books, statutory requirements, and filings.


• Assisting with the negotiation of agreements, responsibility for legal agreement databases, and keeping template agreements up to date and compliant Supporting with SAM UK projects both business and legal (including legal technology).


• , We are a global Asset Manager with extensive local knowledge in Europe and Latin America, working as a single firm in 10 major markets and with more than 50 years of experience. We are a fund manager that combines the best of complementary worlds, technology, and expertise, to provide optimal solutions for our clients.


Our aim is simple: to be the best-in-class investment solution provider in Europe and the Americas by building long-term relationships with our clients by providing:

• A best-in-class service model


• World class product solutions


• Commercially driven organisation


• People focused, with a strong sense of purpose which attracts, develops and retains talent.


We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. To enable us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop we understand the importance of having the right balance of spending time together in an office while maintaining flexibility.

By working this way, we can continue to create moments that matter for everyone. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we're happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.

This role is based in Triton Square, London and our current expectation is at least 3 days in an office every week.


• Previous experience of working with boards and committees to help coordinate the governance programme including taking minutes


• Demonstrable experience of working in a broad Paralegal position


It would also be nice for you to have:

• Part Qualified in Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) or Professional Diploma in Higher Law and Practice


• Experience of implementing asset management and/or legal technology solutions would be beneficial]


• An ability to prioritise and communicate effectively to different levels of stakeholders


• A willingness attitude with an ability and commitment to learning new skills and providing high standard of support to the business
  
  At Santander we're creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains, and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.
  
  As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.


• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus up to 25% of your salary


• We put 15% of salary into your pension, even if you don't contribute yourself


• Hybrid ways of working, providing flexibility to work 2 days per week from home


• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays


• Company funded private medical and dental insurance for you and your family


• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover


• Other voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates