Paralegal

BibliU

Paralegal supporting BibliU's in-house legal function as the first legal hire. Involved in NDAs, contracts, compliance, and legal research.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Reviewing, negotiating, and signing off on NDAs independently (within agreed parameters), and assisting the General Counsel with the review and mark-up of general commercial contracts, including publisher agreements, customer contracts, vendor agreements, and SaaS/licensing arrangements.
Supporting the review and coordination of Requests for Proposals (RFPs), including extracting and summarising key legal terms, flagging issues, and maintaining trackers.
Taking ownership of contract management in shared drives: ensuring all contracts are fully executed (signed and dated), correctly labelled, and filed in the appropriate folder structure; maintaining trackers for renewal dates, expiry, and key obligations.
Carrying out legal research on UK and US legal topics and summarising findings clearly for the General Counsel and other stakeholders.
Supporting data protection compliance activities, including maintaining records of processing activities, assisting with data subject requests, and keeping internal policies up to date.
Assisting with corporate administration tasks including maintaining statutory records, preparing board resolutions, and supporting Companies House filings.
Providing general administrative support to the General Counsel, including diary management for legal matters, coordinating with external counsel, and managing legal invoices.
Helping to develop and maintain legal templates, precedents, and internal guidance documents for use across the business.
Supporting due diligence processes in connection with commercial transactions or corporate activity.
Building relationships with internal stakeholders and acting as a helpful first point of contact for routine legal queries.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A law degree (LLB or equivalent) or a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), or demonstrable paralegal experience of at least 2 years in a commercial legal environment.
Strong attention to detail with the ability to review and summarise legal documents accurately.
Proven experience reviewing and negotiating NDAs and general commercial contracts, with the confidence to manage these independently under attorney supervision.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate legal risk clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
Demonstrable experience managing contracts in a shared drive environment, including ensuring documents are correctly executed, labelled, and filed.
Good organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
A proactive, can-do attitude with a willingness to take ownership and get things done in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency in standard office tools (Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Workspace) and an aptitude for picking up new systems quickly.

Benefits

Comp & perks

35 days holiday per year (excluding public holidays!) - yep, that’s not a typo!
Your birthday off
12 scheduled company wellness Fridays off per year
Enhanced maternity & paternity allowance
Flexible working hours - we’re a remote team spread across the US and UK
Work-from-home allowance to help you set up your dream WFH station
Cycle-to-work scheme (UK)
Life Insurance up to 4 x salary
Private health insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract managementlegal researchdata protection compliancereviewing NDAsnegotiating commercial contractspreparing board resolutionsdue diligencesummarising legal documentsmaintaining statutory recordsextracting key legal terms

Soft Skills

attention to detailwritten communicationverbal communicationorganisational skillsproactive attitudeability to manage multiple tasksrelationship buildingindependenceproblem-solvingtime management

Certifications

law degree (LLB)Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)paralegal experience