Commercial Property

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal/Legal Assistant or Newly Qualified Commercial Property Lawyer to join and facilitate the growth of our Commercial Property Team.

We are looking for someone with ambition, drive and enthusiasm to join out team and to take on a real career opportunity with the potential of leading the department.

You will be working with a range of local and national clients and you will be dealing with Commercial leasehold/freehold, sales/transfers, leases, commercial development/investment work, portfolio management and planning issues.

Your duties will include providing support and assistance to senior members of the team in connection with:

- Site acquisitions and disposals, development work and secured lending
- Drafting and negotiating legal documentation including agreements for lease, leases, ancillary lease documents, contracts for sale, deeds of grant, under instruction and supervision.
- Opening new files and dealing with identification and anti-money laundering compliance.
- Responding to day to day correspondence.
- Dealing with post completion matters.
- Liaising with Land Registry.
- Taking telephone messages and updating clients/other solicitors, where appropriate.
- Ordering searches and arranging payment of invoices.
- Preparing and submitting forms.
- Preparing and submitting bills.
- Setting up files for completion.
- Administrative duties.
- Any other duties which from time to time as required within the department.

Our firm is a Conveyancing Quality Scheme accredited law practice and we offer a supportive, professional and relaxed working environment.

We will consider full or part time applicants for this position.

The role is based at our Battle Office but we may also require you to work at our branch office from time to time.

You should have experience as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant in commercial property matters. Newly Qualified Solicitors, Legal Executives (CILEX) and Licensed Conveyancers will be all considered.

**Required Skills**:

- Ability to work under pressure.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- A confident communicator (verbal and written).
- Have excellent client care skills.
- Good IT Skills.
- Ability to use own initiative.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to work as part of a team.

Desirable Skills:

- A Willingness to engage in business development and an ability to generate new business.
- Ambition, leadership capability and vision to work as a team to grow the business.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From £23,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Battle: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Commercial Property: 1 year (required)

Work Location: One location