Senior Paralegal (NDA Specialist)

Newcastle upon Tyne - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 24-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The role

The role of a Senior Paralegal (NDA Specialist) at our Newcastle Legal Delivery Centre offers you the chance to work within a range of offices ensuring that knowledge resources processes and technology are deployed effectively to support our clients. NDA skills and expertise are in great demand. Therefore we are looking to recruit a Paralegal specifically for NDA work and join our highly experienced innovative and client-centric team.

Key Responsibilities

Carrying out NDA reviews both initial mark ups and subsequent negotiations
Helping with the management of the NDA hotlines
Helping with managing NDA Sell Side projects
Assist in Quality Control and training on NDAs
Ensuring your work is accurate and thorough at all times
Accurately updating internal tracking systems
Being proactive about continuous improvement systems and processes
Integrating legal technology into our processes and advancing your skills in this area as much as possible
Working efficiently and effectively within a team
Providing timely updates as to work progress
Communicating effectively at all times
Playing a role in developing and representing the culture of the Newcastle Office and ensuring that we offer a diverse and inclusive workplace that is welcoming and supportive to all

What you will do

You will undertake a multitude of tasks for a range of practice areas as mentioned above including but not limited to;

Reviewing/drafting of buy side and sell side NDAs to ensure they are in line with client requirements
Understand Client Playbook and negotiation positions to assist while reviewing NDAs.
Ensure trackers are updated as required
Providing timely updates to stakeholders
Assist colleagues with quality checks on their work giving feedback and advice.
Assist with the management of hotlines or projects

You may also be required to support on other non-NDA related work including but not limited to:

Due diligence
Drafting transaction documents and letters
Preparing transaction bibles
Proofreading/checking cross-referencing
Redacting
E-disclosure
You will use the latest legal technology for service delivery including Kira High Q Relativity and Contract Companion
Other administrative tasks as and when required

How we will support you

You will be given the opportunity to get involved in a range on internal training which covers:

Legal Technology
Process Improvement
Various online training specific to the role of a paralegal lawyer manager etc.
Legal Training

Qualifications :

Your career experience so far

You will possess the following skills:

Essential:

Experience of carrying out NDA reviews and a genuine interest in this type of work.
Flexible and effective verbal and written communication skills
Excellent research capabilities with the ability to follow detailed instructions and produce complex findings
Proactive and forward thinking
Flexible and have desire to learn
Organised and efficient - ability to meet; daily weekly and monthly deadlines
Proficient in applying and using a range of technology
Good academics - you will be a graduate (any discipline non-law degrees accepted) or have completed a CILEx level 3 (or above) qualification in Law.
Excellent attention to detail
Very good team player

Desirable

Fluent in a European language particularly French German or Italian

Additional Information :

Work Pattern

Monday Friday 35 hours per week. Core office hours are 09:00 - 20:00

Hybrid Working

This role follows our balanced hybrid working approach and as long as business needs allow you will be supported to work in a hybrid way with the expectation of working from the office for a minimum of 50% of your time. Please see our careers site for further information on our working environment.

Equal Opportunities Statement

At Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender gender identity and expression marital or civil partnership status race colour national or ethnic origin social or economic background disability religious belief sexual orientation or age. This applies to recruitment and selection terms and conditions of employment including pay promotion training transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.

Find out more about our inclusive culture here.

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Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

The roleThe role of a Senior Paralegal (NDA Specialist) at our Newcastle Legal Delivery Centre offers you the chance to work within a range of offices ensuring that knowledge resources processes and technology are deployed effectively to support our clients. NDA skills and expertise are in great d...