Legal Assistant

UK Remote │ 4 - 6 month contract starting February 2026

Does this sound like you?

You are a calm, detail-focused legal professional who is comfortable juggling tasks in a fast-moving environment. You are quick to learn, confident reviewing information, and you take pride in getting things right. You enjoy being the dependable backbone of a busy legal function – someone who communicates clearly, works methodically, and keeps things running smoothly for everyone you support.

What you’ll be doing (in a nutshell):

Joining our Corporate – GRC team on a fixed-term contract, you will play an essential role in supporting our Legal Officer during a particularly demanding period. You will handle contract queries, keep our legal records in good shape, and help ensure our internal processes run with accuracy and care.

Day-to-day you can expect to:

• Provide practical day-to-day support to our Legal Officer across a range of legal and administrative tasks
• Review straightforward contract queries such as identifying specific clauses or terms using our internal guidelines
• Escalate anything complex, sensitive, or outside scope to the Legal Officer or relevant GRC colleagues
• Maintain and update legal files, registers, and workload management systems to a high standard
• Liaise with internal teams to gather information and ensure timely responses to legal requests
• Contribute to other tasks that help keep our GRC function operating smoothly

To be successful, you'll have:

• A Diploma or Degree in Law, Legal Studies, or a related field
• Around 1–3 years’ experience as a paralegal or legal assistant, ideally in a corporate or in-house setting
• A solid understanding of contract structures and legal terminology
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach
• Clear communication skills and confidence managing competing priorities
• The ability to follow established processes while maintaining accuracy and confidentiality

Bonus points if you bring:

• Experience working in a fast-paced or high-volume environment
• A self-starter mindset with the ability to work independently
• A flexible and solutions-focused approach when dealing with ambiguous or time-sensitive requests

Why Perkbox?

In 2025, Perkbox and Vivup came together under one name: the new and evolved Perkbox.

We joined forces to create something bigger and better - a single, unified platform built to care for, connect with, and celebrate employees in all areas of life. With more than 20 years of combined experience across public, private, SME and corporate sectors, we’re now supporting over 4 million employees across 7,500 organisations.

From access to expert mental health services to help with the cost of everyday essentials, our expanded range of benefits and wellbeing tools meets people where they are - at work and beyond.

Together, we’re redefining what employee benefits can be. And we’re just getting started.

The Interview Process

Our interview process involves 4 main stages:

• Application
• Short call with a member of the TA team
• 30-minute video call with Hiring Manager and one other team member
• Final Interview and task with two members of the team
  
  

Our average process takes around 2-3 weeks, but we will always work around your availability. You will have the chance to speak to our recruitment team at various points during your process. If you have any specific questions ahead of this, please contact us on [email protected]

We’re committed to being an inclusive employer and creating a fair workplace for all. We encourage applications from candidates across all backgrounds, circumstances, ages, disabilities, ethnicities, religions or beliefs, gender identities, or sexual orientations

We're happy to offer reasonable adjustments during our hiring process. Just let us know, and we'll make it work for you. Your comfort and success matter to us!