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Here’s a summary of the role:
This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive and detail-oriented Paralegal to join our Legal and Data team within our dynamic Governance department. Reporting directly to the Legal Counsel, this is a new role where you will play a vital part in providing essential commercial paralegal support to our legal function.
You will contribute to the team's mission of supporting YouGov's growth, protecting our assets and reputation, and ensuring we operate ethically and lawfully in all our global activities.
Here’s a breakdown of what you’ll do (not all of it, just the important stuff):
- Maintaining and updating legal documentation for a variety of sales and supplier agreements.
- Providing valuable input and support on specific legal deals and matters as they arise.
- Preparing legal documents for signature and ensuring smooth completion processes.
- Creating and diligently maintaining organised legal records and broader business information in line with company-wide policies and procedures.
- Collaborating with the wider Governance Team on crucial compliance matters, including risk management initiatives and the implementation of company policies and procedures.
- Providing essential support to the Head of Legal Operations with a range of tasks and inputs as required.
- Research national, international and local laws to support advising YouGov’s business.
- Monitor internal compliance with our global legal, privacy and compliance policies and work with the wider Governance department on global governance matters.
These are the essentials you’ll need to get an interview:
- Proven prior experience operating successfully as a Paralegal with a Commercial environment (International organisation preferred).
- Excellent academic background, ideally including a law degree or equivalent legal qualification.
- Experience within an intellectual property or data-centric industry such as marketing, media, tech, advertising, and/or publishing is a significant plus.
- Experience in drafting legal documents and reviewing commercial contracts to identify potential compliance risks.
- A pragmatic and process-driven approach to managing tasks and providing clear reporting.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively manage stakeholders.
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YouGov is a global online research company, offering insight into what the world thinks.
We speak daily to our panel of over 27 million registered members to understand opinion and behaviors around the world. We have a strong reputation as a source of accurate data and we’re trusted by the world’s biggest brands to get it right, making us the most quoted market research source in the world.
Why join YouGov?
Join our global team to help us achieve our social mission: to make millions of people’s opinions heard for the benefit of our local, national, and international communities.
Understanding diversity of opinion requires diversity of background. Although our global panel of millions of people worldwide powers our research, our biggest asset is our people. If our research is to be truly representative of what the world thinks, we need people from all walks of life to be part of the team to bring their perspective to the work we do.
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We are driven by a set of shared values. We are fast, fearless, and innovative. We work diligently to get it right. We are guided by accuracy, ethics, and proven methodologies. We respect and trust each other, bringing these values into everything that we do.
We strive to provide YouGovers with best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. We want our employees to have a sense of belonging and uniqueness in a supportive workplace, so they can bring their full selves to work.
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As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, HIV status, political affiliation, socioeconomic background, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law or in line with our responsibilities as a fair and ethic employer. All employment decisions are made based on occupational qualifications, merit, and business need.
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