Ampa - Legal & Professional Services – Leicester, City of Leicester
Role: Paralegal
Term: Permanent
Working hours: Full-time
Team: Commercial Property and Development
Location: Leicester
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.
Your key duties will be:
1. Providing paralegal support to the team
2. Liaising with clients, and handling queries and enquiries where appropriate
3. Being responsible for and conducting various aspects of transactions
4. Drafting and producing forms and transactional documentation and conducting some transactions from start to finish, with support from other team members
5. Working with other team members on larger projects
You will have:
1. 6 months’ previous experience in a legal property team would be preferable
2. Experience of using Land Registry, HMRC, search provider, Companies House and indemnity insurance websites, and the ability to draft basic forms and some documents
3. Working knowledge at a basic level of terminology and documents used in property transactions
Key competencies you will need:
1. Good attention to detail and accuracy
2. Good communication skills
3. A keen desire to learn and enhance your existing skills
4. A hands-on approach to work and being part of a wider team
5. The ability to build rapport with colleagues and clients alike
6. A desire to develop the knowledge and expertise of the team, as well as yourself
About you – you will be:
1. Self-motivated and with a desire to succeed
2. Well-organised
3. Able to self-manage and take ownership of problems
4. Highly enthusiastic, willing to go the extra mile, and be happy to go beyond the job description
5. Respectful towards others and have a positive, willing and ‘can do’ attitude
6. Keen to learn, interested in driving your own career progression, and be proactive in taking ownership of this
Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information
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 hubs in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leicester, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Southampton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Lincoln and Sheffield.
Equal opportunities
Shakespeare 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.
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