London - Apprenticeship 2025 - Paralegal Officer L3
BNP PARIBAS
London, NW1 6AA
Closes in 6 days (Saturday 1 March)
Posted on 4 February 2025
Contents
Summary
You will be working at the heart of our LEGAL team as you complete your qualification. Specifically, you will be working within the Legal function, a large team providing Legal services to the bank's Corporate & Investment Banking division, supporting our lawyers on matters such as drafting documentation, legal research, regulatory compliance.
- Wage
- Competitive
- Training course
- Paralegal (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm with hybrid working conditions.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 1 September
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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2
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
The role is to assist the team in the day to day business activities, operational processes and contribute to a variety of tasks allowing a general introduction to the business.
The main responsibilities will be:
- To assist with the process for the inception, progression and completion of client files, ensuring safe receipt and allocation within the team
- To assist with legal controls, such as proof reading and testing of automated documents
- To assist with the good governance of the legal team and certain business areas, by ensuring that deliverables are met on time and records kept
- To assist with reporting and delivery of statistics
Where you’ll work
10 Harewood Avenue
London
NW1 6AA
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
ESTIO TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Paralegal (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- assist in administering procedures using most effective channels to progress caseloads.
- conduct legal research using selected sources such as legal databases.
- solve legal technical problems within their remit and escalating as needed.
- present findings from legal research in line with organisational expectations.
- assist in applying the principles of Law to stakeholder cases.
- assist with legal matters and transactions within the organisation.
- communicate using plain English to provide clarification and explanation of the legal process and standard legal terms.
- organise and administer workflow such as legal files, case management and accounting systems to progress work within service level expectations.
- carry out file management activities such as prepare and collate bundles, take and file accurate notes, close and review files, maintain databases and version control.
- use a range of digital tools and technologies, for example to draft legal documents, conduct legal research, carry out data analysis and collaborate with others.
- apply fraud protection measures and cyber security procedures in relation to transactions, keeping up to date with approaches.
- undertake activities to ensure a clear picture of a stakeholder’s needs and risks throughout legal transactions.
- assess risks and benefits to the stakeholder of different options and making recommendations to senior team members to ensure that they work in the stakeholders’ best interests.
- assist in administering procedures using most effective channels to progress caseloads.
- conduct legal research using selected sources such as legal databases.
- solve legal technical problems within their remit and escalating as needed.
- present findings from legal research in line with organisational expectations.
- assist in applying the principles of Law to stakeholder cases.
- assist with legal matters and transactions within the organisation.
- communicate using plain English to provide clarification and explanation of the legal process and standard legal terms.
- organise and administer workflow such as legal files, case management and accounting systems to progress work within service level expectations.
- carry out file management activities such as prepare and collate bundles, take and file accurate notes, close and review files, maintain databases and version control.
- use a range of digital tools and technologies, for example to draft legal documents, conduct legal research, carry out data analysis and collaborate with others.
- apply fraud protection measures and cyber security procedures in relation to transactions, keeping up to date with approaches.
- undertake activities to ensure a clear picture of a stakeholder’s needs and risks throughout legal transactions.
- assess risks and benefits to the stakeholder of different options and making recommendations to senior team members to ensure that they work in the stakeholders’ best interests.
Your training plan
- Level 3 Paralegal Officer qualification
- Training cohort: October 2025
- Training is virtual through the providers website, with on the job learning occurring in the office at 10 Harewood Avenue, London
- One day a week for training
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4-9)
- Maths (grade 4-9)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) is a global provider of financial solutions to corporate and institutional clients. With more than 20.000 people in 57 countries across EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Asia-Pacific and the Americas, we offer solutions tailored to all our clients across capital markets, financing, treasury and financial advisory. We are “the bank for a changing world” and recently won the award for being the world’s best bank for sustainable finance. To play our part in accelerating the transition to a more sustainable energy by 2030, we’ve place the United Nations Sustainable Goals (SDG) at the heart of our business model. They impact the companies we do business with, the projects we finance and the people we invest in. We’re proud to be playing a leading role in guiding our clients towards responsible growth, and a lower-carbon economy, by co-creating financial solutions that align their business strategy with the SDG. We need more change agents – so join us today to help us with our mission! At BNP Paribas, we see value in diversity, equal opportunity and the quality of our lives together. That’s why the Group works daily with all its stakeholders to create an environment that is respectful of everyone, based on equality, and where fighting discrimination represents a primary goal.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship qualification, they will have the opportunity to apply for a permanent role within the department.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ESTIO TRAINING LIMITED
BNPPApprenticeships@weareams.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000300455.
Apply now
Closes in 6 days (Saturday 1 March)
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Company’s application instructions
Please join us for an information call to find out more about the roles and the application process "Meet the Recruiter: 2025 Apprenticeship Programme" 4.30 – 5.15pm Wednesday 12th February OR 4.30 – 5.15pm Thursday 20th February If you would like to register to attend any of the calls, https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=JZxPYfq_x0KG2JZBAfVforjIIikXPsRIqZaRuJVeP9NUQlFKRUJDRVhQQUZBMTJaTzU5TVdMVzcxQi4u&route=shorturl