German Speaking Paralegal – Contract Role (Ongoing Short-Term Contract Assignments)
We are seeking a German-speaking Paralegal to join a busy legal team, providing high-quality support across a broad range of legal matters. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive legal professional who is confident working in an international environment and can use their German language skills to support cross-border legal activities.
The successful candidate will assist with general paralegal duties, including legal research, document review, contract support, preparation of legal documentation, maintaining legal records, and supporting lawyers with day-to-day matters.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide paralegal support across a variety of legal matters
- Review, draft, and manage legal documents and correspondence
- Conduct legal research and prepare summaries
- Support contract review and administration processes
- Assist with document management, reporting, and legal operations tasks
- Communicate with German-speaking stakeholders and assist with German-language documentation
- Work collaboratively with internal legal teams and business stakeholders
Requirements:
- Fluent German language skills (written and spoken) are essential
- Previous experience working as a Paralegal, Legal Assistant, Legal Administrator, or within a legal environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong organisational skills and ability to work independently
- Experience supporting commercial, corporate, regulatory, litigation, or general legal matters is desirable
This role would suit a detail-oriented legal professional who enjoys working in an international environment and can bring both strong paralegal capability and German language expertise to a growing legal function.
About Elevate
Elevate provides consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms across the globe. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our 1,600+ strong team of legal professionals, lawyers, consultants, project managers, and engineers operate across the United States, Europe, UK, and Asia, Hong Kong and Australia.
ElevateFlex, is the flexible resourcing capability within Elevate, we define and support a new flexible career within the legal industry. We match exceptional legal professionals to the evolving needs of our Customers through the curation of a world-class, global Community of Talent, and advanced, technology-enabled search. We were recently proud to be assessed in Band 1 of Chamber’s Global Flexible Legal Resourcing category.
Our Vision is a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes, together.
Equitability and Inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex’s success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry’s most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.
As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.
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