Paralegal
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Hybrid – London based
Our Team: How We Enrich Everyday Life
You'll be joining the Legal & Governance team at Bauer Media UK, a collaborative team of legal professionals supporting some of the UK's most recognised audio and publishing brands. The team works closely with stakeholders across our Audio and Publishing businesses, helping ensure great content, commercial partnerships and audience experiences are delivered responsibly and compliantly.
Our audio business reaches over 23 million listeners each week through brands including Absolute Radio, Magic Radio, KISS, Planet Rock, Jazz FM, Hits Radio and Greatest Hits Radio. Alongside this, our publishing portfolio includes some of the UK's most iconic magazine brands, engaging passionate audiences every day.
Working as part of a six-person legal team, you'll gain exposure to a broad range of commercial, media and regulatory matters while supporting colleagues across the business.
The Difference You Will Make
This is an exciting opportunity to begin or further develop your legal career within one of Europe's leading media businesses. As our Corporate & Commercial Paralegal, you'll play an important role in supporting the legal requirements of our Audio and Publishing divisions, helping to keep projects moving, managing risk and enabling our teams to deliver engaging content and experiences to audiences across the UK.
No two days will be the same. From supporting commercial contracts and intellectual property matters to assisting with data protection, broadcasting regulation and legal operations, you'll be at the heart of a fast-paced and varied legal function. This role offers excellent exposure to media, entertainment, publishing and digital content, providing an outstanding platform for professional growth.
Your Role
As Corporate & Commercial Paralegal, you will provide legal and administrative support across a broad range of commercial, governance and regulatory matters within Bauer's Audio and Publishing businesses.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Acting as a first point of contact for routine legal enquiries, including managing and allocating work that comes into the legal email inbox.
- Supporting reporting activities, invoice processing and legal spend management.
- Assisting with intellectual property records and company secretarial activities.
- Supporting the legal team with contract reviews, mark-ups, execution processes and document management.
- Assisting with contract renewals, variations, extensions and terminations.
- Reviewing and proofreading legal agreements and documentation.
- Supporting prize promotions, competition terms and winner documentation.
- Coordinating responses to intellectual property infringement matters and content complaints.
- Assisting with trade mark and brand protection activities.
- Supporting GDPR and data protection matters, including data processing agreements and data subject rights requests.
- Conducting legal research and preparing practical guidance for stakeholders.
- Assisting with broadcasting and advertising regulatory matters, including compliance with Ofcom and ASA regulations.
The Skills You Will Bring
Essential
- Undergraduate Law degree and/or postgraduate legal qualification (LPC, PGDL, LLM or equivalent).
- Some familiarity with legal documentation and terminology.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language.
- A proactive approach with strong attention to detail and a focus on delivering high-quality work.
About Bauer Media Group
We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.
What’s in it for you
- You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
- Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
- We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
- You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
- And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here
We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing careershub@bauermedia.co.uk
We are actively recruiting for this position, so the job advert may close earlier than expected.
If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.
London, GB, NW1 2PL
