Paralegal Officer

Are you a detail-oriented and pragmatic professional with a passion for legal support? Do you thrive in the fast-paced environment of international financial services? Look no further! At DLL, we are looking for a dedicated Paralegal Officer who wants to partake and play an important role alongside Legal Operations for the Corporate & Regulatory team.

DLL is looking for a detail-oriented and pragmatic professional with a passion for legal support who thrives in a dynamic environment. We have a team of dedicated paralegals working at the heart of our legal department within our international financial services company.

Members will come to you with a wide variety of legal requests and your involvement in the work of the team is crucial. You will be responsible for a wide range of legal requests, provide proactive support to the team, and have strong relationships with various groups. No job is too big or too small. Join us and make a difference!

Find out more here about how you can unleash your full potential at DLL

Day to day:

As a Paralegal within our Group Legal Corporate & Regulatory Team, your role encompasses a mix of administrative duties, documentation review and management, and efficient processes. Here’s an overview of your day-to-day tasks:

• Corporate housekeeping: preparing documentation, arranging legalisation and apostille of documents, ensuring necessary filings (e.g. Dutch Commercial Register) and any additional requirement for sound corporate standing.
• Document Sign-Off Coordination: You’ll manage the end-stage review and sign-off processes for multiple documents (such as Powers of Attorney, Shareholder Agreements), guiding stakeholders through internal approvals and ensuring all required signatures are obtained.
• Legal Research and Project Assistance: As required, you’ll contribute to legal projects on a case-by-case basis.
• Legal Entity Management: Your responsibilities include filing documents and keeping the Legal Entity Management repository updated.
• Deadline Management: You’ll keep track of deadlines and manage calendars effectively.
• General Administrative Support: You’ll provide assistance to team members as needed, handling various projects and tasks.

Measures:

• Timely follow up of deadlines
• Problem solving ability
• Proactivity level
• Stakeholders satisfaction
• Teamwork

All members enjoy

• Two working days per year volunteering for a local charity.
• Health and Wellness program including healthy food, free health checks, fun health & vitality activities.
• Flexible hours with possibility to work from home
• Career development opportunities: online learning, member development programs.
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Essentials:

• We encourage applications from candidates with a bachelor’s degree, but we also equally value a certificate of completion from a paralegal program or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Up to 3 years of work experience in a legal administrative role is desirable. Proven experience as a Paralegal / Legal Assistant is preferred.
• You should have a competent level of skill and familiarity with Microsoft Office. Additionally, a willingness to learn company-specific software and related legal applications is important.
• Being organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects is essential.
• Good written and verbal communication skills are necessary for effective interaction with individuals at all levels within and outside the organization.
• We value team players who take initiative to address problems and continuously improve processes.
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken, is required. While Dutch is not mandatory, it would be highly appreciated. Any additional languages are considered an added value.
• Minimum two (2) days of working from the office is required.
• The position will be located in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Extras:

• Ability to successfully handle multiple tasks & projects simultaneously within deadlines and for more than one Legal Counsel.
• Excellent level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Possess a passion for tackling new projects and acquiring new skill sets.
• Ability to work with confidential information and act diligently.
• Able to navigate and build relationships within a networked, international organization with many stakeholders.

Choose wellbeing

DLL’s wellbeing ambition is to educate, equip and empower members to build connections, manage their mental, emotional, physical and financial wellness and maintain balance between work and the other priorities that make up their lives.

Our four wellbeing categories are as follows:

• Connection – Build meaningful connections with other DLL members
• Health – Manage mental, emotional and physical health
• Finance – Provide learning opportunities to help members achieve personal financial health
• Lifestyle – Maintain balance between work and life priorities

These are the things that matter to our members and the wellbeing of our members matters to DLL

Settling in

At DLL, we are many things. We are team members, family members, community member. We are members of society, members of different cultures and nationalities. Members of change. We each have different beliefs, different passions, different viewpoints, talents and interests. We come from different backgrounds, cultures, nationalities and histories.

But for all of our differences, we share one thing in common: each of us are members of DLL.

Our company was founded in the Netherlands. But today we are truly a multinational business. Our unique culture is rooted in higher collaboration, less hierarchy and an honest directness that enable us to integrate, ideate and innovate across country lines.

Many companies say they are European, American, Asian or Australian, at DLL we are all these places and more.

We are a cross-culture collaborative – an interconnected network – that comes together every single day with one goal in mind: Partnering for a better world.

Good to know:

• Deadline for application: November 10th (Due to high volume of applications this requisition may close prior to posted close date)
• The selection process may involve an assessment.
• Applications via email will not be reviewed. Please apply online via our career website.
• DLL’s referral program applies
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• For more information, please contact our Talent acquisition partner Dennis van Hoof via dennis.vanhoof@dllgroup.com

DLL appreciates the time you spend applying to our openings. We advise only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted. Hiring subject to successful completion of a background check.

DLL is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation in accordance with our values and all applicable legislation.