Paralegal
About Charlotte Tilbury Beauty
Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de-coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.
Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.
Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech - all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the brand is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.
About the role
You will support the Legal Team with general administrative work such as corporate secretarial matters, legal research, updating precedent documents, playbooks and trackers, committee meeting preparation and minute taking. You will also support with the execution of contracts, monitoring and fielding queries sent into the Legal Team inbox and general office administration such as arranging couriers and managing post.
Under the supervision of senior members of the Legal Team, you will also have the opportunity to assist with various legal matters including intellectual property matters, trade mark matters, data privacy, the review of marketing copy and assets, drafting and reviewing legal letters and correspondence such as letters of termination, amendments and addendums, drafting and reviewing non-disclosure agreements and other legal agreements such as influencer contracts, Powers of Attorney and renewal contracts, statements of work and drafting terms and conditions for competitions, programmes and promotions.
You will assist the lawyers in the team with their day-to-day matters and projects and gain insightful legal experience in a fast-paced commercial environment.
Who you will work with
As Paralegal you will report directly to the Senior Legal Counsel - Global Procurement. You will be responsible for providing support to the Global Legal Team based in London on a broad range of matters.
Working Environment
Office based: Central London (hybrid working, office based for 3 days per week).
Charlotte Tilbury is a dynamic and fun place to work. As a result, the business drivers can change regularly, and you will be expected to work at a demanding and efficient pace.
About you
- Prior experience as a Paralegal or Legal Assistant, in a similar role.
- Outstanding communication skills.
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint and Outlook, DocuSign, OneDrive and SharePoint.
- Exemplary organisation skills, with a demonstrable aptitude for time-management and work prioritisation to be able to support a busy Legal Team.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- A proactive, flexible and can-do attitude, with a willingness to support multiple members of the Legal Team across a broad range of matters and adapt to changing business priorities.
- Comfortable taking ownership of administrative and coordination tasks, while escalating appropriately where legal input or supervision is required.
- The highest levels of discretion, integrity and appreciation of the sensitivity of matters dealt with by a Legal Team and within a high-profile organisation.
- Experience and understanding of the urgency of legal and regulatory deadlines, and the ramifications if these are not met. Law degree or non-law degree and law conversion qualification from a top university or paralegal qualification from a recognised provider (e.g., CiLEX).
Desirable experience & skills
- Experience working for an international retail business in its Legal Team or at a leading national or international law firm supporting fee earners.
- Experience managing corporate secretarial matters.
- Experience of dealing with trade mark matters, data privacy matters and templated legal agreements, with appropriate levels of supervision.
Charlotte Tilbury is a fast-paced and dynamic environment where nimble mindsets, striving to deliver the best and wanting to be part of a global #dreaamteam are key. Even though we have requirements, our experience and background are just a guide, we still love to welcome applicants with more or less experience stated, provided necessary skills can be demonstrated.
Why join us?
- Be a part of this values driven, high growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves
- We’re a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey
- Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all
- Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues
- Bring your fury friend to work with you on our allocated dog friendly days and spaces
- And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting!
At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees - and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process.
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