Legal Assistant (10 month FTC)

Argus is where smart people belong and where they can grow. We answer the challenge of illuminating markets and shaping new futures.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for an efficient Legal Administrator to provide essential administrative and operational support to our Legal team. You will manage legal documentation and templates, oversee notarisation procedures, and act as a key point of contact for internal and external queries. Strong organisational skills are required to prioritise a high-volume workload. The role also involves assisting with ad-hoc projects and helping the team maintain compliance and efficiency across Argus.

What will you be doing

• Provide timely and responsive administrative support to the Legal team including preparing correspondence on Argus letterheads and organising diaries and team meetings.
• Manage the document storage system in multiple sites, including maintaining standard legal templates and supporting the development of documents and policies.
• Coordinate and manage document notarisation processes, including preparing required paperwork, obtaining signatures, liaising with the notary, and ensuring timely handling and secure storage of certified documents.
• Act as a key contact for the Legal team, providing timely and helpful information to stakeholders and escalating issues when required.
• Apply knowledge of the business to prioritise a high-volume workload and effectively manage and coordinate tasks.
• Gather and arrange evidence in support of trademark proceedings and other contentious matters (for example, evidence of infringement).
• Assist with the preparation of presentation and training slide decks (including formatting and so on).
• Support the Legal team with ad-hoc projects and tasks.

Skills and Experience

• 3+ years’ administrator experience in a Legal environment.

• Strong coordination and time management skills with the ability to apply initiative
• Ability to manage various tasks, prioritising effectively, and meeting deadlines
• Good IT skills including Word, Excel and experience using Microsoft Packages

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Familiar with legal terminology
• A track record of developing effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Believe in the Argus values: Passion, Integrity, Excellence and Results

Attributes

• Self-motivated, confident and adaptable.
• Highly organised to manage own workload and efficiently meet targets
• Courteous, friendly, positive and dependable
• Discretion and confidentiality

What’s in it for you

Our rapidly growing, award-winning business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers. Argus recognizes and rewards successful performance and as an Investor in People, we promote professional development and retain a high-performing team committed to building our success.

• Competitive salary and company bonus scheme
• Group pension scheme
• Group healthcare and life assurance scheme
• Flexible working environment
• 25 days holiday
• Subsidised gym membership
• Season ticket travel loans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Extensive internal and external training

About Argus

Argus is the leading independent provider of market intelligence to the global energy and commodity markets. We offer essential price assessments, news, analytics, consulting services, data science tools and industry conferences to illuminate complex and opaque commodity markets. Headquartered in London with over 1,500 staff, Argus is an independent media organisation with 30 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading hubs.

Companies, trading firms and governments in 160 countries around the world trust Argus data to make decisions, analyse situations, manage risk, facilitate trading and for long-term planning. Argus prices are used as trusted benchmarks around the world for pricing transportation, commodities and energy. Founded in 1970, Argus remains a privately held UK-registered company owned by employee shareholders and global growth equity firm General Atlantic.

Argus is committed to ensuring career and personal growth for all its staff and provides extensive training and career development opportunities, as well as participation in employee-led initiatives, including a women’s network. Our core values are Excellence, Integrity, Partnership and Inclusivity.

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