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Job Description
Salary: 35k 50k per annum (depending on experience)
Role type: Permanent
Location: Hybrid London (Farringdon) 2 days a week
Reporting to: General Counsel & Director of Compliance
About Hometree
Join Hometree Group and be at the forefront of transforming the residential energy landscape. Founded in 2015 Hometree began its journey in the home cover market. Today We are spearheading the shift towards a future where home energy systems are decentralised digitised and reliant on renewable sources such as heat pumps solar panels batteries EV chargers and smart controls. This innovative approach is not just about sustainability; its about empowering homeowners to manage their energy more efficiently and costeffectively thereby setting new standards in energy consumption.
We operate across three dynamic divisions:
Financial Services: Here youll contribute to offering flexible financing options that make it feasible for homeowners to embrace renewable energy technologies and make essential upgrades.
Energy Services: Be part of our extensive network of local installation businesses that equip homeowners with the cuttingedge sustainable energy solutions necessary for reaching netzero emissions.
Home Services: Help maintain the comfort and functionality of homes with comprehensive coverage plans that protect the essential hardware in the home.
At Hometree Group we are committed to guiding UK homeowners on their journey towards more sustainable energy solutions and we need passionate individuals to support them at every step. Join us during this exciting time and play a pivotal role in a business that supports sustainable homeownership in alignment with their readiness and needs.
Key Achievements
85m Capital Raised Weve raised over 85m todate from leading global investors including Legal & General Capital and specialist energy VCs
5 Acquisitions Weve expanded our operations by acquiring four key companies across financing (Hometree Finance formerly Bewarm) home cover (Your Repair) and installations energy services (Geowarmth The Little Green Energy Company IMS and GreenGen).
100k Homes Covered We cover over one hundred thousand homes across the UK
280 Employees We have over 250 passionate employees transforming the industry across the Group one home at a time
The Role
Were hiring our first Paralegal to help build a modern datadriven legal function alongside the General Counsel. This is a broad generalist handson role spanning contract work corporate governance and legaloperations. Youll keep the wheels turning daytoday while also shaping the metrics processes and tech that will power the team as we scale. Expect genuine variety autonomy (and ownership! and exposure to every corner of a fastgrowing multifaceted greentech business.
Key Responsibilities
- Contract lifecycle: Draft review and negotiate NDAs supplier customer and partnership agreements using playbooks; maintain our contract repository and expiry/renewal diary.
- Legal intake & triage: Manage the shared Legal inbox log and categorise requests track SLAs and generate monthly KPIs on volume source complexity and completion times.
- Corporate governance: Assist with board and committee packs schedule meetings and help to maintain statutory registers and Companies House filings for 10 group entities.
- Legalops & optimisation: Champion efficient ways of working: template automation esignatures mattermanagement dashboards in due course and selfserve guidance and controls for the business.
- Research & advisory: Undertake legal research horizonscan upcoming regulations and produce concise briefings for the GC and stakeholders.
- External counsel coordination: Track instructions and spend; help evaluate makevsbuy decisions on capability vs capacity.
What Were Looking For
We understand that great paralegals come from a wide range of backgrounds and our General Counsel takes an open and inclusive approach to hiringmindset adaptability and a willingness to learn matter more than a perfect match on paper. That said for transparency this role is not intended as a route to solicitor qualification. The only essential requirements are prior experience working with contracts and some exposure to or involvement in legal operations initiatives; everything else is a bonus.
- Foundation in commercial & corporate law 13 years experience inhouse or at a reputable firm.
- Companysecretarial knowhow boardpack prep minutetaking and statutory filings.
- Operational mindset loves data process and technology; able to translate legal ops thoughts into measurable KPIs and dashboards.
- Stakeholder savvy clear written and verbal communicator who can make complex issues simple for nonlawyers.
- Selfstarter thrives in an unstructured scaleup juggling multiple priorities with calm and good humour.
- Techcurious comfortable experimenting with CLM tools AI drafting aids and Excel/Sheets to drive efficiency.
Extra Credit
- Experience standing up an intake or ticketing system for legal requests
- Familiarity with FCA consumerfinance rules (CONC Consumer Duty)
- Exposure to renewableenergy fintech or other highly regulated sectors
Our Recruitment Process
- Initial Call informal chat with our Junior Talent Acquisition Partner 30 mins)
- Values Interview discussion of your experience with the General Counsel 1 hr)
- Task Stage short practical exercise plus meeting with a key stakeholder 1 hr)
- Final Interview conversation with a member of senior leadership if applicable 30 mins)
Perks of the Job
- 25 days holiday bank holidays your birthday off
- Hybrid working 2 days/week in our dogfriendly Farringdon office
- Free boiler & homeemergency cover 40 discount for friends & family
- Discounted gym membership 100 UK gyms) free wellness & nutrition apps
- 300 homeoffice allowance
- Mentalhealth support via Oliva & menopause support from Stella
- Cycletowork scheme
- Regular socials including summer & winter parties
FCA Code of Conduct
At Hometree we prioritise ethical conduct and regulatory compliance. As a regulated financial services organisation we operate under the strict guidelines and regulations set forth by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in all aspects of our business.
As a prospective member of our team you will be expected to fully embrace and adhere to the FCA Code of Conduct obligations. These obligations are designed to ensure the fair treatment of customers the preservation of market integrity and the promotion of healthy competition within the financial services industry.
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Hometree we are committed to creating an inclusive and representative environment. We know that different experiences perspectives and backgrounds make for a better workplace and a better planet. Together we celebrate differences and promote a culture where you can bring your full self to work.
We promise to give you the same opportunities as everyone else and we wont discriminate against you at any point in the hiring process or the working day. This includes how we source talent our interview process our conditions of employment feedback and everything in between
Employment Type
Full Time
