Paralegal - Commercial Real Estate

Paralegal - Commercial Real Estate

Department: Infrastructure and Specialist Markets - Commercial Property and Development - 2201

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Milton Keynes

Reporting To: Victoria Bovington

Description

Are you a motivated paralegal with a passion for Commercial Real Estate? Then this role is for you!

The opportunity

Our team has grown from strength to strength and we are looking for an ambitious individual to join us at paralegal level. There may be opportunity to study towards CILEX/SQE as part of your ongoing development.

We are looking for a self-motivated, organised individual with a positive, "can-do" attitude. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, take ownership of tasks, go the extra mile, and be proactive in their career development.

What you will be doing:

• Providing paralegal support to the commercial property team, with particular focus on secure lending/real estate finance work.
• Liaising with clients, and handling queries and enquiries where appropriate.
• Being responsible for and conducting all aspects of transactions.
• Drafting and producing forms and transactional documentation.
• Completing transactions to a high standard.

What you will need:

• Minimum of 12 months’ previous experience in a paralegal / fee earner role dealing with commercial property work.
• Experience within a commercial property team and ideally with experience of real estate finance work, but not essential.
• Experience of using case management systems.
• Experience of land registration.
• Experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and Teams.

Key competencies you will need:

• Great attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong communication skills.
• A keen desire to learn and enhance your existing skills.
• A hands-on approach to working collaboratively with the wider team.
• The ability to build rapport with colleagues and clients alike.
• The ability to manage time effectively and manage client demands.
• A desire to develop the knowledge and expertise of the team, as well as yourself.

Meet the team

Our Commercial Real Estate team are one of the fastest growing real estate practices, having more than doubled income and significantly strengthened the team over the last two and half years. With the support of Planning and Construction, we have one of the best integrated teams. We act for local and national developers, pension funds and venture capitalists as well as foreign investors on projects throughout the UK.

Part of our Infrastructure and Specialist Markets business group which comprises Residential Development, Commercial Property & Development and Building Communities supported by Social Housing, Town Planners, Energy, Education and Infrastructure project specialists. This is an exciting time to join a passionate group of people, responsible for driving the business unit forward.

Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have hubs in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leicester, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Southampton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Lincoln and Sheffield. This role will be a hybrid of home based with travel as required into our Milton Keynes hub, ideally three times a week but to include the team day in the office which is currently a Tuesday and Thursday, but is subject to change.

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Additional information: Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Equal opportunities

Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.