Paralegal – Commercial Real Estate

Role Overview

• Providing paralegal support to the volume utilities team.
• Liaising with clients, and handling queries and enquiries where appropriate
• Conducting all aspects of transactions and completing them to a high standard
• Drafting and producing forms and transactional documentation

Requirements

• The willingness and ability to learn the legal nature of these type of transactions. Largely this means ensuring that suitable property rights are granted to our clients to install and retain their equipment.
• The ability to manage volume transactions with good levels of attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent communication skills. This is critical to the success of this role.
• A keen desire to learn and enhance your existing skills.
• The ability to build rapport with colleagues and clients alike.
• A desire to develop the knowledge and expertise of the team, as well as yourself.
• Finally, the mind-set to build a career in this sector.

Benefits

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 the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Solihull, Stratford upon Avon & Tunbridge Wells.****Want to find out more about our amazing benefits? ******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 opportunitiesShakespeare 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.