Paralegal, Commercial Property

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal to join our Commercial Property team within our Real Estate department.

Our Commercial Property team focus on all aspects of non-contentious commercial property transactions, advising on acquisitions and disposals of freehold and leasehold properties, on the real estate aspects of portfolio management, insolvency and all other landlord and tenant matters. The team have an extensive and varied client base acting for global brands and quoted companies including Pizza Hut, Pandora, Pure Gym, Patty&Bun, Reiss and Tortilla.

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 with direct client exposure.

Role responsibility

• Assisting fee earners on larger transactions
• Undertaking a wide variety of work for landlord and occupier clients including:
  • Lease renewals
  • Landlord & Tenant management work (licences etc.)
  • Site acquisitions and disposals (assisting with due diligence including preparing reports on title, search results and leases)
  • 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

Ideally you will be able to demonstrate;

• 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

With almost 200 lawyers in one location, we ensure our clients have the right team to help them get from where they are to where they want to be. We advise major corporates and institutions as well as entrepreneurial, ambitious enterprises which are often privately or family owned, or private equity backed. As well as our significant business law capability, we are one of only a few London-based law firms with a large private wealth offering. Our clients find our straightforward approach a compelling alternative to larger, less personal firms.

Whether you are an ambitious and talented individual wanting to hit the ground running from day one, or an established professional looking for a new opportunity, Howard Kennedy is the firm where you can really make it happen.

We have earned a strong reputation for our exceptional and uniquely talented people who between them deliver outstanding results for clients. In a firm of our size, our strong team dynamic creates a thriving culture of creativity and entrepreneurialism. Howard Kennedy is a pragmatic and non-hierarchical environment where success is shared, and you are proactively encouraged to thrive at your own pace.

Our distinctive culture is built on fairness and respect. Guided by the firm’s values of talk straight, think smart and be yourself, everyone in the firm holds equal value, and everyone plays their role in supporting, encouraging and inspiring colleagues to do their best work.

At the same time, we recognise and reward individualism, celebrating the diversity of our people and supporting them to grow their practice and drive their own career advancement.

As well as client work, there is opportunity to broaden your horizons at the firm with fulfilling pro bono and charity projects. We have a regular social calendar full of wellbeing activities, charitable and social events too.