Paralegal, Commercial Development

The role

We are looking for a Paralegal to join the Commercial Development team within our Real Estate Department.

Ideally candidates will have had experience with property transactions and will be organised, self-motivated and committed to delivering quality work for clients within tight deadlines.

This  excellent 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 with direct client exposure.

Role responsibility

• File management of smaller matters and plot sales
• Assisting fee earners on larger transactions
• Undertaking a wide variety of work primarily for developer clients including

- Plot sales (Freehold and Leasehold)

- 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)

• Assisting fee earners with Site set ups (preparing sale packs for onward sales of residential plots)
• Dealing with property aspects of financing transactions
• Dealing with post-completion matters (registrations, notices, undertakings etc.)
• Assisting fee earners with other property transactions
• Liaising with other departments on transactions in particular corporate, construction, planning and property litigation
• Involvement in business development
• Involvement in knowledge management

About you

This role would suit candidates with;

• Previous experience in a similar Paralegal role with 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
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise and perform in a high volume, deadline-orientated role
• Excellent attention to detail
• The ability to work with others effectively, including assisting others with prioritising and file management tasks

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

About us

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.