Department: Legal Delivery Centre
Location: Virtual (with option to attend our offices)
Duration: 12 Month FTC
Reports to: Partner (Head of LDC), LDC Operations Manager and Team Leader
Reference Number: 7767
The Department
Our Legal Delivery Centre (LDC) is a flexible and scalable paralegal resource for use across all of our UK, Ireland and Middle East offices and across the full spectrum of legal services. Meeting the ever-increasing demands for disaggregated legal services, the LDC offers an exciting opportunity for development and the chance to undertake chargeable work that is varied, challenging and engaging. This is a great opportunity to join a growing team that is integral to the firm's strategy, whilst benefiting from working both virtually and flexibly.
Dentons offers fabulous opportunities for paralegals - it won the 2019 and 2020 National Paralegal Awards Best Law Firm for Paralegal Development and was a finalist in 2021, and was commended in the Best Paralegal Business of the Year category in 2023. LDC paralegals won the Best Newcomer/Young Practitioner of the Year category in 2022 and 2023.
Dentons is embracing the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) route to qualification. Not only can your work experience count towards Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) but for successful internal applicants we are also offering a unique opportunity for development, including financial sponsorship, through our QualiFLY programme. QualiFLY is an enhanced 2-year programme designed to provide the business with a pipeline of exceptional talent whilst ensuring that the experience and training gained by the paralegal is comparable to the more traditional training contract route.
Role
We are presently looking for a paralegal with between one and two years of commercial real estate experience to join our focused Scottish Real Estate team of paralegals.
Predominantly dedicated to our Scottish Real Estate team, from time to time there will be the opportunity to undertake work across the full spectrum of legal service areas. An opportunity to liaise with all business areas, the LDC offers excellent exposure across the firm and to some of the firm's major clients.
Responsibilities
You will work as part of a team to deliver a first-class service to our internal and external clients. Our approach is to create a supportive environment by working collaboratively as part of a team whilst also encouraging team members to operate with a degree of independence.
The work will include:
* General paralegal support, ensuring projects and tasks are undertaken effectively and within the appropriate timescales;
* Data room management;
* Due diligence on sales and acquisitions;
* Provision of legal services to a wide breadth of clients including the technical skills of drafting, negotiating, advising;
* Management of own case load under supervision;
* Use of legal technology and AI;
* Internal and external reporting.
It is essential that candidates are team players and committed to developing personally and professionally. A determination to deliver high-quality focused services to our internal and external clients is essential, as is maintaining and developing those client relationships.
Successful candidates will be people with energy and enthusiasm, working hard to provide the highest levels of service whilst at the same time valuing having fun being part of a supportive and collegiate team.
Required experience, skills and attributes
* Minimum of 5 As at Scottish Highers;
* A qualification in Scottish law (preferred);
* Commercial real estate experience (essential);
* Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office;
* Ability to organise, prioritise, multi-task and work well under pressure;
* Ability to work accurately with excellent attention to detail;
* Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal;
* An ability and willingness to be flexible;
* Sociable and a good team player.
Firm Profile
Across more than 80 countries, Dentons helps you grow, protect, operate and finance your organisation by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. We focus on what matters most to you.
Inclusion and Diversity
We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive, regardless of their background or circumstance. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, neurodiversity, disability, or with parental or caring responsibilities. We also offer flexible working hours.
If you are interested in applying for this position, we welcome direct applications via our careers page, but if you have any questions beforehand, please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com. Enquiries only please – applications will not be accepted via email.
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