Paralegal - Trade Compliance

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Position: Paralegal – Trade Compliance

Location: London

The Job

This is an excellent opportunity for a forward-thinking, innovative paralegal looking to work with a like- minded team and organisation. The role will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to work on a variety of in-house legal matters to support AVEVA’s growing business.

Responsibilities

• Administering incoming Know Your Customer flag clearance requests from the business and overall responsibility for administering the central inbox/service desk
• Managing the business’ expectations with regards to timelines for review and response
• Supporting with reviews of potential compliance concerns in relation to customers, and seeking to resolve those where possible in line with AVEVA’s risk appetite
• Being well-versed in AVEVA’s screening system and managing settings and administration aspects of the system, including adding new users and managing escalation routes
• Ensuring high standards of record-keeping to document legal decision-making • Carrying out ad-hoc legal research to support live issues
• Supporting with updates to AVEVA’s policies and protocols as needed
• Attending regular calls/meetings with other members of the legal team to discuss live trade compliance matters and supporting with pragmatic solutions to compliance issues
• Supporting with reviews of extracts from customer contracts to advise on the trade compliance protections and permissibility of any requested deviations in line with AVEVA’s risk appetite, policies and procedures
• Liaising with the commercial legal function, commercial operations and sales to collect relevant transaction specific detail and supporting with risk assessments and due diligence reports
• Ad-hoc legal research to support a particular matter or project
• Conducting reviews of internal policies and providing legal commentary

Skills & Qualifications

• Qualifying Law Degree or equivalent, or Paralegal Studies qualification
• A proven track record of managing a varied workload and meeting deadlines
• Experience in maintaining high ethical and compliance standards within an organisation
• Excellent written communication skills
• Excellent legal research skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Willingness to learn, be flexible to changing priorities and demonstrate excellence every day in your work
• Solid computer skills: Proficient in MS Office Suite
• Fluent in English language (written and spoken)
• Prior paralegal experience (nice to have)
• Legal Practice Course (nice to have)

UK Benefits include:  

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

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Hybrid working

We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

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About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check.  Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.  AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.