About the role
With a legacy as a pioneer in the ALSP market, Factor leads the next evolution in legal services through AI-integrated contracting. Factor is the market leader in Integrated Law™, combining the expertise of Traditional Law, the efficiency of New Law, and the close business integration of In-house legal to deliver complex legal work at scale. Factor works alongside corporate legal departments to solve for the ever-increasing demands and complexity of transactional legal work. Our "do while transforming, transform while doing" approach combines specialist expertise, AI-powered solutions, and business process knowledge to deliver better performance, better business and legal outcomes, and a transformed contracting experience. Our clients span Fortune 500 companies including global banks, major pharmaceutical companies and large technology firms. We believe that the more diverse our team becomes — in backgrounds, skills, experiences, and perspectives — the higher our creative potential as a company. We are dedicated to growing a diverse, inclusive company where individuals of all backgrounds thrive. We are comprised of more than 300 lawyers, legal specialists, technologists, and process consultants across Europe and North America – Join us! The Role: We’re looking for an Associate to join us in our Belfast Office. As a member of our team, you’ll be working on legal / regulatory projects for large Global clients, within Financial Regulations, Corporate Restructuring and Commercial Mandates. We offer a breadth of exposure to various contract types from complex financial services documents to high value commercial contracts. If you believe in being a team player, can collaborate and communicate well with technical and non-technical audiences while bringing a result-driven, focused, high energy, confident, curious, quirky, and most of all fun sense of self, then this is the place for you.
Responsibilities
* Conducting contract analysis and checking quality of other analysts’ work * Capturing clauses under pre-defined fields * Preparing contract templates (calibration) * Working with all types of contracts ex.: commercial, public, MSA, NDA, SOW * Train and oversee the work of Contract Analysts performing contract review * Implement and maintain quality control and assist in producing hand-offs of multiple deliverables for the client often on tight timelines * Assist with the preparation of training materials, provide feedback for the teams, and serve as a primary escalation for team members and clients if applicable
Qualifications
* You are adaptable, authentic, accountable, and values-driven. You’re a team player who exhibits personal leadership and leaves things better than you found them. We’re looking for someone who always gives their best and inspires others to do the same. This role requires having excellent attention to detail, having a strong investigative and analytical skillset, delivering excellent client service, structured problem solving, and helping lead teams to quickly turn-around and deliver outcomes. It’s no small task! In addition to the above, here are the required skills, knowledge, capabilities, and education for this role: * Hold a Law Degree * Legally eligible to work in the country this role is based * 2 years experience working within document review or commercial contracts in a fast-paced environment * Exposure to commercial legal environment or other professional services organizations * Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and adapt quickly to changes * Excellent attention to detail with a focus on quality * Excellent communication skills * A self-start, evidence working on a team or as an individual contributor * Ability to handle competing priorities * Excellent Microsoft Office skills, in particular Outlook, Excel, and Word * Direct experience managing clients and internal stakeholders
Additional Information As a member of an ISO Compliant center, the candidate will be required to follow the policies and procedures on Information Security Management System in place at the Center of Excellence and globally at Factor. As a member of the Factor team, the applicant will have access to various company and client assets and will be required to maintain the level of security as identified for each asset. Factor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more, visit: factor.law