Commercial Contracts Paralegal

The Opportunity

We have a rare opening for a Commercial Contracts Paralegal to join the legal team at our LGH head office.

This is an exciting cross-functional role in which you will review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts, undertake legal research and provide concise summaries. You will prepare first draft heads of terms, letters of intent, and memorandums of understanding as well as side letters, variations, assignments, and innovations.

Further key responsibilities include contract lifecycle management and the provision of information and ad hoc reporting to the business as required.
To be successful in this role you will need to be highly collaborative, flexible, pragmatic in approach, a problem solver with a keen eye for detail, and able to improvise when needed.

Benefits

• Our enviable employee discounts on bedroom rates across the LGH hotel portfolio.
• Access to the IHG Employee Room Benefit Programme across their global portfolio. (T&Cs apply).
• Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 access for our employees to call and get support and advice on any issues they may be experiencing.
• Refer a friend scheme from £500 to £1000 per referral.
• Hospital Plan.
• Online Health Portal.
• Eye Care.
• Employee Discount Schemes - 100's of discounts, ranging from groceries, fashion, travel, utilities, days out, and even holidays.
• Pension Scheme.
• Free meals on duty.

Ideal Candidate

• Knowledge of English commercial contract law and common law;
• Experience with commercial contracts either in private practice or in-house;
• Experience in a paralegal or contract administration role;
• Law degree/university/higher-level education (or equivalent relevant work experience).

Hotel

At LGH Hotels Management, it starts and ends with people, it’s at the heart of what we do. You’ll be partnering with our friendly and committed team of specialist hoteliers, who not only understand the industry, but have strong operational and commercial experience. We are here to deliver solutions, with fully flexible and tailored services to support our hotel teams who in turn will provide exceptional experiences for their guests.

About us

We have 46 hotels in our growing UK portfolio, international brands Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Best Western under our belt and all in some fantastic locations, it’s no surprise that LGH Hotels Management is the place to be.