Title:

Paralegal - fluent English/French

Location:

Northampton

Salary:

GBP 25,000 to GBP 30,000 per year (To GBP 30K plus excellent bens)

Description:

Primary Requirements: French translation of legal contracts such as software licenses, distribution agreements and NDAs. Assist Corporate Legal Counsel in reviewing commercial Terms and Conditions of contracts based upon changes suggestedon Company templates. Assisting Corporate Legal Counsel in drafting, amending and liaising directly with sales and PS on all contracts. Contract assistance and analysis to be performed based on Company policies and rules as well as all applicablenational, international laws and U.S. GAAP Accounting rules. Drafting & translating changes for French deals. Support to the sales team and Professional Services team during the negotiation of the contract(s). This activity mayinclude occasional meetings with customers with goal to obtain best contractual conditions for the Company. Legal contracts administration for EMEA Software contracts, distribution and reseller agreements, etc. Support to the In-house legal counsel updating and maintaining legal contracts filing system and forms database. Follow-up after signature of contract and interface with finance dept. by means of contract summaries. Company secretarial duties for all EMEA offices.Secondary Functions: Working with MIS and others to improve, establish and implement systems to support new Legal and business processes. Work closely with channel managers in partner selection and monitoring partner performance. Some travel to EMEA offices may be required. Coordinate with external local country lawyers as required. Management of particular projects as delegated by Corporate Counsel.Requirements Minimum three years experience in a similar role preferably in the Software Industry. Diploma level education in legal or equivalent experience. Good computer office applications skills-Microsoft word, excel, etc. Excellent communication and teamwork skills Some company secretarial experience advantage Contract management experience advantage Fluency in French and English are essential. German language skills would be an advantage.