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Qodea • Manchester, United Kingdom

Paralegal

Employment type:  Full time

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Job Description

Qodea is Europe’s leading Google Cloud specialist consultancy. We're a team that’s energised by innovation and delivering exceptional results for our clients. We deliver cutting edge solutions across data & analytics, AI, cloud infrastructure or security that drive digital transformation and enable our customers to scale, modernise and thrive.

In joining Qodea, you’ll work alongside specialists in their field and would have access to mentoring, industry-recognised training and certifications, and personalised development plans to support your career growth.

We’re always looking for motivated and energetic people who are eager to learn and grow, so if you want to supercharge your career, join Qodea!

Role Overview

Join Qodea as a paralegal and become an integral part of a highly capable and dynamic Legal Team. This role offers the opportunity to work alongside experienced legal professionals, including the Head of Legal and Senior Legal Counsel, which will give you the opportunity to learn and grow.

You’ll be involved in a variety of crucial tasks, from contract negotiations and managing legal documents to supporting data room management and the central bid library.

Qodea is a fast-paced environment which values exceptional organizational skills and a proactive mindset, making it ideal for someone eager to develop their career within a business with ambitious growth plans.

What you’ll do:

  • Work alongside our existing legal team to deliver services to internal stakeholders, customers and suppliers.
  • Contract negotiations, including novation, change orders and customer orders
  • Manage signature processes and deal closing activities
  • Manage customer bespoke terms & conditions and partner agreements
  • Manage and maintain the centralised repository for all legal document templates
  • Negotiate NDAs and data processing agreements with customer and suppliers
  • Data room management, including supplier’s onboarding / due diligence
  • Support in maintaining the central Bid Library

Requirements

What you’ll bring:

  • This can be a fast paced environment where an ability to be flexible and to “think on your feet” is essential.
  • A grounding in contract law would be useful.
  • Success in this role requires strong organisational skills, a keen eye for detail, a willingness to embrace new concepts and a proactive approach to learning.
  • We value individuals who are eager to learn, have good commercial awareness and demonstrate initiative in their work.

Please note: We are open to considering candidates that have completed a law degree and/or are engaging in the process of training to become a qualified solicitor, but we are also open to those who have experience working as a paralegal and would like to continue to do so.

How you’ll grow:

  • You’ll be working alongside our Head of Legal and Senior Legal Counsel - there is a significant opportunity - and expectation - that you will learn quickly and take on additional responsibilities.
  • Qodea is a rapidly growing business based in the UK with additional businesses in the Netherlands, Germany and Romania. We anticipate significant growth in the next 12-24 months, and there will be opportunity to become involved in this process.
  • You are expected to undertake regular training, in addition to any professional qualifications you may be working to.
  • For those in the process of training to become a qualified solicitor through the SRA, it is likely your work will amount to ‘Qualifying Work Experience’ under the SRA rules. We are happy to work with a successful candidate to assess their individual situation and arrange appropriate supervision.

Location:

This role will be on a hybrid basis. Our Legal Team is based in Manchester and works from the Manchester office on a fairly regular basis. Though there is no mandatory expectation for the role-holder to work in the office every week, it would be preferable for 1-2 days per week in the office to aid in collaborating with wider team members. We will therefore be prioritising applications from candidates that leave a reasonable commuting distance from Manchester.

Benefits

What we offer:

  • Private healthcare scheme
  • Company pension
  • Death in Service - 4x annual salary
  • 10 paid learning days per year
  • Regular opportunities for industry recognised training and certifications
  • Opportunities to develop within a fast growing-tech business with ambitious growth and impact goals
  • Generous annual leave policy and your birthday off (36 days inclusive of bank holidays)
  • Length of service awards
  • Sabbatical leave for employees over 5 years service
  • Market leading parental leave policies
  • Company events - opportunities to meet colleagues you don’t see every day

Diversity and Inclusion Statement:


At Qodea, we champion diversity and inclusion. We believe that a career in IT should be open to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability or neurotype. We value the unique talents and perspectives that each individual brings to our team, and we strive to create a fair and accessible hiring process for all. If you feel we can improve in any way, please reach out to our careers team via email at careers@qodea.com or connect with us on LinkedIn via our Qodea Company Page.

Company benefits

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Open to part-time employees
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Open to job sharing
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Open to compressed hours
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Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks full pay, followed by 13 weeks statutory
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Enhanced paternity leave – 5 weeks to be taken within first 2 years (not more than 2 weeks in any 6month period)
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Adoption leave – 26 weeks full pay, followed by 13 weeks statutory
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Shared parental leave
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Work from anywhere scheme – work overseas for up to 3 months in any 12 month period.
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Unlimited annual leave
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Enhanced sick pay – 10 paid sick days per annum
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Pregnancy loss leave
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Teambuilding days
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Teambuilding holidays
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Dog friendly office
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Dog friendly co-working space
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Open to part time work for some roles
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Enhanced sick days
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Health insurance
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Dental coverage
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Mental health platform access
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Gym membership
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Compassionate leave
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Birthday off
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Cycle to work scheme
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Faith rooms
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Life assurance
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Volunteer days
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Personal development days
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Personal development budgets
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Company wide holidays/offsites
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L&D budget
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Financial coaching
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Charity donation scheme
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Lunch and learns
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Employee assistance programme
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Skilled worker visas
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Employee discounts
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Enhanced pension match/contribution
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Technology Loan
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In house training
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Home office set up
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Private GP service
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Referral bonus
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Sabbaticals
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Hackathons
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Loyalty programme
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Core benefits such as Company Contributed Pensions and Private Health Insurance with a fully comprehensive mental health support package, plus dental and optical reimbursements.
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Opportunities to be involved with our DEI and Environmental Boards who strive to pave the way not just in our company but in our industry, making a real difference.
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Investment in you - We'll pay for certifications, and give you paid time off to study or attend interesting events.

We asked employees of Qodea what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
96%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
91%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
83%
Employees are very happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
85%
Employees feel that they can find the perfect balance of life and work
Role modelling
91%
Employees feel that flexible working is part of the culture
Autonomy
93%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Working at Qodea

Company employees

320

Gender diversity (male:female)

65:35

Currently Hiring Countries

Romania

United Kingdom

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