Paralegal - Real Estate

About the Division

Our Real Estate Division acts for NHS organisations, local government, independent health and social care providers, emergency services providers and primary healthcare providers (GPs, dentists and pharmacists). We are consistently ranked in the top tier in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK directories for Healthcare. Our purpose is to deliver results that matter, and our mission is to be the firm of choice for organisations who work to make a difference. We are committed to putting people first, doing the right thing and forward thinking.

The quality and breadth of work is extremely wide. We deal with significant volumes of development work (hospitals, health centres, local government regeneration schemes), landlord and tenant, asset management and major land sales. We also have a dedicated property litigation and primary care teams.

We look to recruit future trainees from our pool of paralegals. Several of our paralegals are on long term client secondments. We have a very strong track record of developing our own people from paralegals and trainees to partners.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Case management and case progression, supervised by Associates, Legal Directors and Partners
• Supporting with all types of legal work including major capital developments, commercial regeneration schemes, land sales and landlord and tenant work
• Drafting all types of legal documents
• Attending meetings with clients
• Opportunities to go on client secondments
• Opportunities to work with specialist property litigation and primary care teams
• Negotiating legal documents with the other side
• Site visits
• Legal research

Skill Set

• At least a 2:1 undergraduate degree
• Ideally an LPC or BVC qualification (LPC preferred but not essential)
• A passion to work with our clients and make a positive change
• Excellent IT skills
• Ability to adhere to deadlines and work to a chargeable hours target
• Good written skills
• Good administration skills
• Good problem solving and communication skills
• Confidence and a person centred approach

Candidates will also be expected to demonstrate at interview: understanding of the role and division, strong organisational skills, positive attitude, attention to detail, ability to work under pressure, proactive and independent working.

Interview Process

• First stage: 20-minute telephone interview or online video screening
• Second stage: online team interview (up to 1 hour) followed by a 45-minute role-related test
• Outcomes delivered within 2 weeks after interview

How to Apply

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