Source: https://deftridge.com/job/document-preparation-worthing-dt-9823510/ Title: Document Preparation (Clio), hybrid in Worthing | Deftridge Summary: Document Preparation (Clio) for a senior Paralegal, hybrid in Worthing. £21-£28 an hour, 4 to 12 hours a week. Starts within 2 weeks. Regular Posted Nov 2 · DT-9823510 # Document Preparation (Clio) Senior · Paralegal · Hybrid · Worthing **£21–£28** / hour About £850 a month at 8 h a week. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Seed E-commerce platform for beauty · 11–50 employeesCL-80060 · based in Worthing - **Where** Hybrid · Worthing - **Format** Regular role - **Time needed** 4–12 h a week - **Start** Starts within 2 weeks - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Weekday evenings3 h a week overlap with UK time **436** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This Seed E-commerce platform for beauty (11–50 employees) is looking for a senior Paralegal for an ongoing part-time engagement of 4–12 h a week. Prepares contracts, forms and letters for attorney review. The person who did this left, and the company would rather bring in an experienced part-timer than rush a permanent hire. It sells online, so volumes move with promotions and the calendar matters. The team sits in Worthing. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. Most people do this on weekday evenings; replies inside the working day are not expected. About 3 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (UK time). ## What you deliver - Prepare 15 documents a week from templates and client data for attorney review. - A short handover note when the engagement pauses or ends - Questions collected in one thread, answered within one working day - A written update every Thursday with what was done, what is next and anything blocked ## What a week looks like - Friday: 15-minute check-in to agree the week's items - Monday: main working block (4 hours) - Thursday: hand-off note with what shipped and what is open **Duration:** 6 months, then month by month. Accepted when the company contact confirms the deliverable against the written checklist. One round of edits is included. ## Tools Clio Word DocuSign ## Who fits - 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Paralegal, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Clio, Word and DocuSign - The work is done under the supervision of a licensed lawyer or accountant on the company's side. - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late - Comfortable explaining numbers or decisions to a non-specialist reader ## Not included - Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately - Travel or work at a fixed location - A signature or opinion in your own name: sign-off stays with the company ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in GBP after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Senior Paralegal - **Experience** 5-10 years in legal - **Tools** Clio, Word, DocuSign - **Offers** 8 hours a week, weekday evenings - **Rate** £24 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, £24 an hour, is **above** the median senior Paralegal rate in South East (£23). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median £23 This task £24 £19 £32 [All Paralegal jobs in United Kingdom](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paralegal/united-kingdom/) · [Paralegal rates in South East](https://deftridge.com/rates/paralegal/south-east/) · [Legal jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/legal/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-80060 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Document Preparation (Clio) is noted. 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