Paralegal - Commercial Property Development

Paralegal - Commercial Property DevelopmentDepartment: Shakespeare Martineau - Commercial Real Estate - Commercial Property and Development - Commercial Property and Development - 2201Employment Type: Permanent - Full TimeLocation: LeicesterReporting To: Peter ReesDescriptionLet us introduce ourselves… It’s the people at Shakespeare Martineau that make us so special. By understanding what our people want, giving them the support they need, recognising everyone’s contribution and realising the unique power of teams, together we win.As a firm we are focused on proactively building and developing diverse teams, bringing different backgrounds, personalities and perspectives together. We play to our strengths, pushing ourselves to be consistently better than yesterday and deliver amazing solutions for our clients. We empower our teams with a high degree of individual responsibility; we self-manage and encourage everyone to be responsible for their own learning, knowing it makes us even better at what we doWe believe in trusting our people to make the right decisions for themselves, from when and where you work (subject to the needs of the team), to how you dress; we focus on outputs. Want to find more about our amazing benefits?The opportunity Our Commercial Property team, part of the wider IS&M business unit is made up of five busy fee earners based in Leicester as part of the wider East Midlands group dealing with a wide range of work, from the sale and purchase of land for development projects such as care homes and student accommodation; sales and purchase of leisure establishments, leases of offices, warehouses and retail units and providing property related corporate support.The team has gone from strength to strength and due to continued growth, we are looking for an ambitious individual to join us at paralegal level.What you will be doing:providing paralegal support to the teamliaising with clients, and handling queries and enquiries where appropriatebeing responsible for and conducting various aspects of transactionsdrafting and producing forms and transactional documentation and conducting some transactions from start to finish, with support from other team membersworking with other team members on larger projectsWhat you will need:6 months’ previous experience in a legal property team would be preferrableexperience of using Land Registry, HMRC, search provider, Companies House and indemnity insurance web sites and ability to draft basic forms and some documentsworking knowledge at basic level of terminology and documents used in property transactionsKey competencies you will need:good attention to detail and accuracygood communication skillsa keen desire to learn and enhance your existing skillsa hands on approach to work with and be part of a wider teamthe ability to build rapport with colleagues and clients alikea desire to develop the knowledge and expertise of the team, as well as yourselfAbout you – you will be:self-motivated and with a desire to succeedwell organisedable to self-manage and take ownership of problemshighly enthusiastic, willing to go the extra mile and be happy to go beyond the job descriptionrespectful towards others and have a positive, willing and ‘can do’ attitudekeen to learn, interested in driving your own career progression and be proactive in taking ownership of thisBenefits, Agile Working and Additional informationWe 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?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. #J-18808-Ljbffr