Paralegal

Position Overview

We are seeking a Paralegal to join the legal team at Zayo Europe. This role is essential in managing a variety of legal matters, including commercial contracts, corporate governance, company secretarial, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), real estate, and contract management.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the legal team in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
• Liaise with our company secretarial agencies to oversee corporate secretarial filings and maintain accurate corporate records across the Zayo Europe entities.
• Manage the execution and notarisation of corporate documents.
• Facilitate changes to Directors/Officers and Registered Addresses.
• Support effective contract management processes.
• Provide administrative support on real estate and rights of way matters
• Support the effective tracking and billing of external counsel spend
• Conduct legal research on issues relevant to the telecom sector.
• Communicate effectively with internal teams, external counsel and third parties.
• Undertake additional duties as required by the legal team.

Qualifications

• A paralegal certificate is preferred but not essential.
• 1-3 years of paralegal experience in the telecommunications sector is preferred.
• Bi-lingual at a business level in French and English is essential
• Exceptional organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and workloads effectively.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy is crucial.
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with legal professionals, business colleagues, and external counsel to devise practical solutions.
• Flexibility to adapt to varying work schedules and meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Experience with commercial contracts is desirable.

Technical Proficiencies

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of Salesforce.com is a significant advantage.

Note
This job description does not limit management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

Rewards

• Competitive compensation including annual incentive plan

• Generous paid time off policy including, 25 days paid time off, one floating day and two volunteer days off per annum

• Hybrid working

• Health and life Insurance

• Meal vouchers

• Employee assistance programs including mental health, wellbeing and medical support

Zayo Europe provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.