Paralegal

Ryze Power is part of the Hydra

B Group – a pioneering clean energy ecosystem accelerating the transition to net zero across hydrogen, transport, finance and infrastructure.

We’re now looking for a commercially minded Paralegal to join our growing in-house legal team in Oxford. Reporting directly to the Head of Legal
, you’ll play a key role supporting Ryze Power and wider Group entities across a broad range of commercial, compliance and governance matters.

You’ll play an essential role in supporting the legal delivery of Ryze’s clean hydrogen infrastructure projects
, helping commercial and operational teams move at pace while maintaining strong legal integrity and governance standards.

This is a hands-on, high-trust role with real responsibility, wide business exposure and plenty of scope to grow as the business scales. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders and gain end-to-end visibility across live commercial deals.

You’ll provide legal and operational support across:

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating NDAs
• Supporting commercial contracts (goods & services, consultancy, equipment supply and logistics agreements)
• Identifying and escalating legal and commercial risks
• Coordinating internal approvals and managing deal workflows in line with business timelines
• Tracking contract renewals, expiry dates and milestones
• Maintaining accurate contract registers, archiving and version control

• Maintaining legal templates, precedents and playbooks
• Tracking legal requests and managing the team’s inbox or task tracker to prioritise work effectively
• Liaising with internal teams (sales, sourcing, finance, logistics, engineering)
• Responding to internal legal queries
• Coordinating with external legal advisers
• Conducting legal research and supporting ad-hoc legal projects
• Compiling documentation for legal opinions and internal briefings

• Supporting internal compliance processes and statutory registers
• Assisting with corporate governance and company secretarial tasks
• Supporting Companies House filings across Group entities
• Coordinating KYC, anti-bribery and conflict-of-interest documentation for new partners and suppliers
• Supporting board and shareholder documentation (resolutions, appointments, registers of interests)
• Preparing legal inputs for investor updates and project due diligence requests

• Law degree (LLB or equivalent)
• Minimum 1 year’s in-house legal experience
• Experience reviewing NDAs and commercial contracts
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Confident communicator, comfortable working directly with senior stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple matters and work autonomously in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in energy, infrastructure or technology
• Familiarity with contract management systems or legal trackers
• Exposure to corporate governance / company secretarial work
• Interest in hydrogen, sustainability or clean energy

• Commercially pragmatic and solutions-focused
• Proactive, organised and comfortable taking ownership
• Professional and discreet
• Adaptable and resilient in a growing business
• Curious, collaborative and keen to build long-term capability

• Opportunity to work closely with the Head of Legal
• Broad exposure to commercial, strategic and governance matters
• Real scope to grow with the business as the legal function scales

• 25 days holiday + Bank holidays
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Critical Illness Cover
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Technology Vouchers
• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Discount Platform
• Gym access (Oxford office)

• Full-time
• Office-based in central Oxford
• This role will be 5 days per week in the office

Interested?

If this sounds like the right next step for you and you’re excited by the opportunity to work at the heart of the clean energy transition,
we’d love to hear from you
.

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B Group are equal opportunity employers and are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse working environment