Job Description
Job Title: Paralegal
Department: Contracts
Location: London, Hybrid (2days in the office, 3 days remote)
Reports to: Co-Head of Constracts, EMEA & APAC
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent.
About the Company
Avantia is the legal and compliance partner to many of the world’s leading asset managers and private equity firms. We combine specialist sector expertise with AI-powered workflows to help clients move faster, manage risk, and scale globally.
From London to New York, we’re building a new model for legal and compliance delivery - one that blends the precision of expert lawyers with the efficiency and insight of technology. Our proprietary AI platform, Ava, underpins every service we deliver. It streamlines manual processes, surfaces institutional knowledge, and empowers our attorneys to negotiate from a position of strength, respond faster, and deliver consistently better outcomes.
But technology alone isn’t what sets us apart - it’s how we use it. Avantia is built for people who see change as an opportunity. We’re a team of lawyers, technologists, and specialists who want to shape the future of our industry, not just adapt to it.
We value clarity over caution, innovation over inertia, and collaboration over hierarchy.
We’re pragmatic, ambitious, and united by a shared belief that legal and compliance services can be delivered with greater impact and less friction.
Position Overview
We are looking for a UK-based Paralegal to join Avantia and support our Contracts team. Within this role you will be supporting with first round markups of investment related NDAs and related documents, managing the intake of new documents, setting up and coordinating workflows and portal management and assisting with the execution of documents.
Key Responsibilities
- Contract Drafting and Support: Supporting our Contract Lawyers with first round markups and passing the relevant information over to the team.
- Managing the prompt intake of new documents and working to tight turnaround times.
- Client Support: Setting up and coordinating client workflows and assisting with setting up portals and getting contracts signed and finalised.
- Team Collaboration: Working closely with our Contract Lawyers, supporting the Lawyers with ad hoc work where necessary.
Essential Requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Exceptional organisational and time-management abilities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- High level of professionalism and ethical standards.
- Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
- Proactive and able to anticipate the needs of attorneys and clients.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically.
Desirable Expertise
- Although this is an entry level role, the following would be advantageous:
- Legal or contract background within a law firm or legal services provider.
- Experience drafting legal documentation (eg. NDAS’s)
- Paralegal experience
Qualifications
Degree in law, diploma in paralegal studies or a related subject area.
25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays + 1 Day off for your birthday.
Private healthcare or the option to use the budget to be reimbursed for other wellness activities of your choice
Annual subscription to your choice of Calm or Headspace
Early finish Fridays in the summer
Pension scheme (enhanced after 1 year service)
Enhanced family friendly policies after 1 year
