Commercial Property Paralegal
- Recruiter
- BCL Legal
- Location
- Bradford, West Yorkshire / Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Posted
- 28 Aug 2014
- Closes
- 18 Sep 2014
- Ref
- AH/37719LD
- Contact
- Annette Hinchcliffe
- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice, Legal Support, Legal Executive, Paralegal
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Real Estate, Commercial property, Property Litigation, Residential Property (incl plot sales)
- PQE
- 1-3 Years, Newly Qualified
- Experience Level
- Junior Level, Management/Head of Department
Our client's real estate team covers every aspect of commercial real estate work including planning and environmental, development, investment, asset management, funding, construction, landlord and tenant and dispute resolution. Their clients include property management and development companies, health trusts and government bodies (local and central), owner occupiers and institutions, both in the UK and overseas.
This role is for a paralegal or legal executive to work within our client's Leeds real estate team, which consists of 5 partners, 3 associates, 4 solicitors, 4 legal executives, including an asset management team who act for developers in the sale of their plots. This role will work alongside the asset management team and primarily assisting the team with the plot sales but may be involved with other clients if required.
Core responsibilities:
Opening new files and setting up on the system (case and visual files)
Issuing draft documentation using pre-prepared precedents
Issuing and preparing engrossments
Liaising with purchaser's solicitors and developer clients
Dealing with enquiries before contract
Client relationship management in particular with the client sales team
Forming the administrative link between finance, client services, IT and the fee earners in relation to MI and payments;
Key skills:
5 GCSE's or equivalent, including Maths and English or a Legal Executive Qualification
previous experience of working in a Plot sales role
strong IT skills, with specific experience of using Excel to Intermediate level, including data manipulation, ability to use V-Lookup and pivot tables etc and able to create reports;
quality and customer service oriented with a concern for accuracy and an eye for detail;
team oriented. A collegiate approach to sharing knowledge and working with colleagues across locations is essential;
Have excellent organisational skills and able to effectively prioritise and organise workload/tasks
The ideal candidate will be rewarded with a competitive pay and benefits package and a friendly working environment.
Please only apply for this commercial property paralegal opportunity if you have the requisite skills and experience. If you would like any further information please contact BCL Legal.
For a full list of exclusive commercial property paralegal vacancies please visit the BCL Legal website.
BCL Legal is an equal opportunities employer.