Legal Assistant Placement Year
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Job Location:
Nottinghamshire - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
10 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Role Purpose
Location- Head Office Ruddington Nottinghamshire
Level - Support Role
Working Pattern - Hybrid (three days a week in the head office)
Benefits -Benefits at Ideagen
Salary: 25k
Start date: Summer 2026
This is an exciting opportunity for someone keen to become involved in an in-house legal role for their placement year. The successful candidate will be working alongside a number of lawyers as well as with external counsel towards delivery of the in-house legal functions core objectives and projects.
The role is designed to provide training support and mentoring along with hands-on experience within an in-house legal function.
You will be part of the Legal Operations team and will assist the team in their delivery and management of the task and projects they are concerned with. This role will therefore provide an insight into several core legal aspects of Ideagens business which include: IP Corporate Disputes and operational success of the legal team. There will also be opportunities within this role to be involved in the Legal Commercial aspects of the legal function.
Responsibilities
- Assisting the legal function generally across the business operations on all corporate and administrative legal matters (including company secretarial support corporate M&A intellectual property employment) along with commercial legal tasks
- Assisting the wider legal function and working collaboratively towards achieving the legal functions objectives and tasks
- Interacting and supporting the wider Finance team and other department functions within Ideagen
- Assisting and completing specific task relating to legal document management record-keeping reporting
- Analysis and problem solving under the supervision and with the guidance of the wider legal team
- Dealing with legal enquiries from the wider business with supervision and guidance of the wider legal team
Skills and Experience
- This role is for a law (sandwich) undergraduate student seeking a 12 month placement
- A keen interest in an in-house legal function and role
- Good attention to detail and organisational skills
- Able to present written information clearly and accurately
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Analytically minded and solution focuses
- Enjoys working in a fast pace environment.
About Ideagen
If your application meets the requirements for this role our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.
To ensure a flexible and inclusive process please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments by contacting us at. All matters will be treated with strict confidence.
At Ideagen we value the importance of work-life balance and welcome candidates seeking flexible arrangements. If this is something you are interested in please let us know during the application process. Enhance your career and make the world a safer place!
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Key Skills
- Administrative Law
- Intellectual Property
- Employment Law
- Advocacy
- Legal Research
- Contract Law
- Criminal Cases
- Legal procedures
- Law
- Legal Operations
- Private Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Federal Courts
- Labor Law
- Arbitration Law
