Legal Support Specialist

About the Position

We are looking for a Legal Support Specialist to be an important face of our legal operations and to provide critical administrative support to our broader London Legal & Compliance (“L&C”) team.

You will work closely with one other paralegal to manage the many moving parts that keep our legal systems and processes running smoothly. We are looking for an enthusiastic self-starter who enjoys working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

As an early member of this team, you’ll be a key liaison between our team and the rest of the firm, often acting as the first point of contact with Jane Street traders and technologists. In many cases, you’ll be their very first impression of our legal and compliance efforts. 

Additional responsibilities of this role will include:

• Preparing board and committee management information packs and agendas
• Preparing and submitting Companies House filings and other regulatory filings for our UK entities (and suggesting ways to improve our processes for doing so)
• Interacting with key external parties, including exchanges, regulators and government agencies
• Assisting with various administrative tasks for the L&C team, including arranging for the execution of documents
• Managing the collection of data for various projects, including establishing new exchange memberships and responding to client due diligence requests 
• Preparing contract reports and coordinating audit and other requests from various teams 
• Supporting the London team’s daily operations, including completing forms and other ad hoc tasks as required, including liaising with our global legal operations colleagues 

About You

• Undergraduate degree 
• 1+ years of administrative experience in a corporate environment
• Interested in working within a legal and compliance team (but not seeking a training contract)
• Proactive, courteous self-starter with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Organised and professional with strong attention to detail
• Able to handle competing priorities and work in a challenging, fast-paced environment
• Reliable and flexible team player
• Discreet; able to maintain the highest levels of internal and external confidentiality
• Skilled with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint and interested in new technologies
• Fluency in English required

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