Paralegal, Real Estate - Commercial Development London, England
Job description
This is an excellent opportunity for a Paralegal to join the Commercial Development team within our Real Estate Department.
You will have had experience with property transactions and will be organised, self-motivated and committed to delivering quality work for our clients within tight deadlines.
This opportunity will allow you to develop your legal expertise and case management skills, and you will also be encouraged to develop your business development and marketing skills.
Main responsibilities- File management of smaller matters
- Assisting fee earners on larger transactions
- Undertaking a wide variety of work primarily for developer clients including:
- Landlord and Tenant transactions (leases, licences etc.)
- Site acquisitions and disposals (assisting with due diligence including preparing reports on title, search results and leases; liaising with indemnity insurance providers, drafting/negotiating elements of the contract and/or supplemental documents)
- Dealing with property aspects of financing transactions
- Dealing with post-completion matters (registrations, notices, undertakings etc.)
- Liaising with other departments on transactions in particular corporate, construction, planning and property litigation
- Involvement in business development
- Involvement in knowledge management
Ideally you will be able to demonstrate;
- Previous experience in a similar role with specific experience of property transactions
- Previous experience of operating in a fast-paced environment with a significant amount of client contact
- Confidence in dealing with client queries
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and clients at all levels
- The ability to work with others effectively, including assisting others with prioritising and file management tasks
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise and perform in a high volume, deadline-orientated role
- Excellent attention to detail, plus a high standard of spelling and grammar
- A positive attitude with high level of personal motivation; good team player
- Excellent organisational skills: working to tight deadlines where the input of others is often required, keeping a diary, organising files and carrying out all necessary administrative tasks
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel and some understanding of case management software.
We are a London based, full-service law firm, specialising in providing straightforward advice to entrepreneurial businesses and individuals on domestic and international matters.
We have grown substantially in recent years, including two mergers and an office move. We’ve also matured in terms of our approach to providing advice to our clients, seeking to simplify and improve the experience of working with a modern, independent law firm.
We’re proud of our journey. Without losing sight of where we’ve come from, we are focused on where we’re going. We are evolving and growing every day. And just like our clients, we are ambitious and moving forward. Many of our clients are entrepreneurial, ambitious enterprises who are often privately or family owned, or private equity backed. We are one of the only London based law firms with a large private wealth offering alongside significant business law capability.
The firm also advises major corporates on particular specialist legal matters who find our straightforward approach a compelling alternative to larger, less personal firms.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual holiday
- Permanent Health Insurance
- Life Assurance
- Interest free Season Ticket Loan
- Private Healthcare
- Pension Scheme
- Staff Introductory Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
