[Hiring] Paralegal @Deciphex

Role Description

You'll collaborate with colleagues across GMT, Central European and US time zones (PST to EST). Occasional overtime may be required for special programme events.

You'll be joining a growing international business, where priorities shift quickly, new challenges appear regularly and no two days look quite the same. You'll need to be organised, adaptable and comfortable juggling several things at once. Some days you'll have your priorities neatly mapped out. Other days, the business will have different ideas!

We value people who can adjust, make sound decisions and keep things moving without losing sight of the detail.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and support negotiations across various agreements including NDAs, customer and service agreements, pilot and evaluation agreements, supplier and vendor contracts, data processing agreements, research and collaboration agreements, licensing agreements and consultancy agreements.
• Help administer our case management system and contract repository, maintaining templates, approval workflows, signatures, renewals, expiries, obligations and accurate records.
• Monitor regulatory developments, research legislation, regulations, case law and legal precedents, and support compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Support the Company Secretary, maintain accurate company records, manage record requests, statutory registers, filings and general corporate housekeeping.
• Support our Data Protection Officer with GDPR and UK GDPR requirements, including Records of Processing Activities, Data Protection Impact Assessments, data subject requests, data processing agreements and privacy queries.
• Work with Commercial, Finance, Quality & Regulatory and Information Security teams on contracts, policies, customer due diligence and security or compliance questionnaires.
• Support trademark and copyright registrations, monitoring and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
• Prepare first drafts using approved templates and playbooks, triage incoming contract requests and act as a first point of contact for routine legal queries.
• Work with colleagues across the business, providing legal guidance and support while helping maintain compliance with legal requirements.
• Keep legal research, templates, guidance and resources organised, accurate and accessible.
• Use approved AI tools for contract review, summarisation, research and drafting, following our AI Governance Policy and ensuring appropriate human review and verification.
• Support calendars, meetings, legal files and other day-to-day administrative requirements.

Qualifications

• A degree in Law, Legal Studies or a related field.
• Previous industry experience as an In-house Paralegal or in a similar legal support role, ideally in-house within technology or healthcare.
• Experience across commercial contracts, data protection/privacy and corporate secretarial matters.
• Compliance and intellectual property experience would be an advantage.
• A solid understanding of contract law, corporate governance and legal research methodologies.

Requirements

• Comfortable in a fast-paced business with constantly changing priorities.
• Able to juggle deadlines, prioritise effectively and adapt quickly.
• Explain complex legal matters clearly to colleagues across the business.
• Detail-focused, thorough and committed to accuracy.
• Take ownership, use sound judgement and follow through.
• Work independently, ask questions and know when to escalate.
• Confident using legal research tools, document systems and Microsoft Office or Google Workspace.
• Keen to use AI contract management systems and enterprise AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude).
• Handle sensitive legal and commercial information with discretion and confidentiality.

Desirable Skills

• Experience in pathology, laboratories, oncology, academic medical centres or clinical services.
• Familiarity with healthcare or pathology services in the UK or Republic of Ireland.
• Knowledge of clinical guidelines and regulations.
• Working knowledge of GDPR, UK GDPR and data protection practices.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with performance-based annual increments recognising commercial impact.
• Healthcare coverage supporting long-term wellbeing.
• Annual leave that gives you time to properly switch off and recharge.
• Purpose-driven work supporting faster, more accurate patient diagnoses.
• Ownership of interesting, complex and commercially significant legal work across healthcare, technology and AI.
• The opportunity to work with a high-performing international team in a growing digital pathology business.
• Regular, meaningful performance feedback, clear accountability and opportunities to develop.
• A collaborative, inclusive and multicultural team built on trust, respect and shared standards.