Job Introduction
This role is to work as part of the Portfolio Management team, which is a well-established national team of junior fee-earners who support our national Real Estate group.
Our Real Estate group covers every aspect of commercial real estate work including development, investment, asset management, funding, construction, landlord and tenant, planning and environmental, and dispute resolution. 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.
The team also has a proven record in paralegal progression. We very much value our Paralegals and see them as an “incubation hub” for future talent. In the last 12 months alone, we have seen 4 former paralegals formally qualify as solicitors with the assistance of professional development funding and mentoring from within the team and wider group.
Main Responsibilities
The Paralegal opportunity is an extremely varied role which sees you work across litigation and transactional work. Joining a very busy team, from day one you will have the opportunity to own your own files and interact with clients.
Our Litigation team is a market leader, particularly in the Telecomms space, being the only team working with all four mobile providers. You will also have exposure to clients in other sectors such as retail. This will give you the opportunity to work on extremely complex, interesting cases across the full lifecycle of litigation.
As a Paralegal, your work will include a huge variety of tasks including:
* Helping with work across pre-litigation work.
* Supporting with tribunals in County and High Court proceedings.
* Commercial debt recovery and distressed tenants.
* Preparing and issuing tort notices.
* The preparation of title and lease reports, break notices, lease and other L&T documentation drafting and negotiation.
* General assistance to fee earners on a variety of client matters and general support.
The Ideal Candidate
* Excellent academics including a 2.1 degree or better.
* At least 6 months in a similar Litigation or Real Estate focused Paralegal role.
* A genuine interest in the law and property.
* Excellent attention to detail and strong communication skills (written and verbal) with an ability to produce work to a high standard.
* Confident with an ability to build strong relationships with clients (internal and external) and third party contacts at all levels.
* Must be flexible, organised, and a self-motivated team player who is able to work within the team to achieve common goals.
* Must be able to work under pressure to meet required deadlines.
* Experience in Telecomms Real Estate would be advantageous.
About DACB
We're a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We're market leaders in insurance, health, and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies.
Working with us
Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. Combine this with our supportive culture and hybrid working model, and you have: a Life that Works.
We pride ourselves on our supportive, approachable culture. We are trusted, appreciated as individuals, and embraced as part of a team. At DACB, we don’t just accept your differences, we celebrate and advocate for them. Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the ‘whole you’ to work. So if you’re good at what you do, come as you are!
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