Paralegal

Believ: ABOUT US

At Believ, formerly known as Liberty Charge, we’re committed to sustainable transport being accessible to everyone. We’re a Charge Point Operator (CPO) on a mission to create the UK’s most reliable electric vehicle charging network that doesn’t cost the earth and leaves no one behind. Providing equitable access to electric vehicle charging, and achieving cleaner air for all, is at the heart of the Believ mission. We work closely with local authorities and businesses to deliver reliable, high quality charging networks at pace, at scale and at zero cost.

We offer all the advantages of being a scale-up business, but with the added security and long-term backing from well-known parents - Liberty Global (who also own our delivery partner, Virgin Media O2) and Zouk Capital (who manage the Government’s Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund).

You’ll be joining this exciting journey during our scale-up phase, and working with us to hit the ambitious targets our shareholders have set. You’ll become part of a passionate and supportive team in a fast-paced, dynamic and result-driven environment.

About the role

This is a broad in-house paralegal position in a dynamic scale-up environment in an exciting new industry.

Candidates will ideally have worked in-house or in private practice for at least 2 years, however candidates with less experience will be considered if they can demonstrate a good cultural fit and willingness to learn.

Candidates will ideally have experience in the following areas:

•         Negotiating simple Legal Agreements against a template such as NDAs;

•         Producing engrossments and attending to completion of Legal Agreements such as commercial contracts and Property Agreements (Leases and Licences);

•         Attending to post-completion matters related to Property Agreements such as Land Registration and SDLT calculations;

•         Assisting lawyers in the review and negotiation of Legal Agreements and undertaking such tasks as assisting with Word document generation, drafting amendments and fixing formatting and cross-referencing;

•         Assisting lawyers in preparing deal summary forms and power point presentations;

•         Assisting with maintaining and producing trackers and reports as required;

•         Monitoring external Legal spend, budgeting and raising POs;

•         Conducting Legal research and keeping abreast of legislative developments;

•         Producing and updating Legal templates;

•         Assisting with putting in place process improvements;

•         Assisting with document management and storage;

•         Assisting with drafting and keeping up to date corporate policies such as Modern Slavery, Anti-bribery, Business Continuity etc;

•         Helping develop and build-out the Legal, compliance and regulatory functions of the business.

About you

At Believ, we are building a culture that attracts and retains the best talent. We are a dedicated and high-performing team, accustomed to working at pace in an ever-evolving industry, and we are looking for people who are as passionate as us about cutting carbon emissions and providing cleaner air for all. The successful candidate will have the following attributes and skills:

• Familiarity (or a keenness) to draft and negotiate property transactional documents, e.g. Leases, Licences, variations etc.
• Previous experience in drafting, completing and attending to post-completion matters of Property Agreements such as Leases and Licences.
• Conducting Land Registry title searches and reviewing restrictions on title.
• Thrives working in a scale-up environment where goal posts are constantly moving and new solutions / business models are being trialed.
• Commercial acumen to understand how to structure advice and approach in a start-up and new industry environment.
• Comfortable working closely with the business to ensure key contractual deliverables and milestones are tracked and met.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of network infrastructure, whether EV, mobile, broadband, electricity.
• Familiarity with planning and street works requirements.
• Above all, you will be up for the challenge and have a willingness to learn about all parts of our business by rolling your sleeves up and diving in to help all internal business functions.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus the usual 8 UK Bank Holidays
• Access to wellbeing and mental health benefits such as the Calm app, personal medical insurance, critical illness cover, dental, optical & travel insurance, income protection and life assurance
• Pension contribution matched up to 10%
• Access to our car benefit scheme and cycle to work scheme
• Access to our online learning platform to continue to develop and grow your career with us.
• 24 hours a year Volunteer Time Off to support causes that are important to you
• Virgin Media / O2 discounts and offers
• Access to VIP Arena Suites at the O2 Arena (London) and First Direct Arena (Leeds)
• Enhanced parental leave policies

Location

The business is currently based in our office in Southwark. The position is full time, hybrid with 3 days (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) based in the office. Believ is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our people.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.