Senior Legal Assistant

At Linklaters, we are looking for a passionate, self-driven Senior Legal Assistant based in our Seoul office, to work closely with the lawyers as part of our E&I practice.

This role is designed for a high-calibre candidate who is interested in developing a career as an England & Wales qualified solicitor. The successful candidate will work as a Senior Legal Assistant, gaining substantive work experience under the supervision of qualified lawyers.

Subject to satisfactory performance, business requirements and the candidate meeting the applicable SRA eligibility requirements, the firm intends to support the candidate in pursuing qualification as a solicitor of England & Wales through the SQE route.

Key Responsibilities and skills

Working under supervision of qualified lawyers, the role involves:

• Legal and market research
• Drafting
• Due diligence
• Transaction/case support
• Client matters
• Exposure to different areas of legal practice
• Professional development/training
• Others works as requested by the qualified lawyers.

Key Requirements:

• 1+ years work experience as a paralegal/legal assistant in the Finance or other transaction work.
• Excellent academic background
• Excellent English and Korean
• Strong legal analysis
• Drafting ability
• Commercial awareness
• Motivation to qualify in England & Wales
• Ability to handle UK trainee-level responsibility
• Long-term interest in the relevant practice
• Experience within a top tier firm would have an added advantage
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• The will to approach every aspect of the role in an enthusiastic and proactive manner
• Be flexible and willing to take on different types of work / mandates
• Work well under pressure and be a proactive team player

Employment status

• This position will be 1 or 2 year fixed term contract with potential to extend.

Technical Skills:

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive.  It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.