MLS Senior Paralegal, Asset Management
Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds or Manchester (3 days per week in the office)
Salary entry point: £32,500
Role Overview
Vario is a market leading alternative legal services provider within the law firm, Pinsent Masons. It is unique in the legal sector. Vario is a practice group within Pinsent Masons which incorporates; Flexible Services, Consulting and Technology, Legal Project Management and Managed Legal Services (MLS). This role sits within our MLS team.
We are recruiting a Senior Paralegal with a strong background in asset management to join our Managed Legal Services team, supporting our Property group.
The role will provide the opportunity to work as part of a dedicated client team, delivering excellent service whilst playing a key role in managing a large and varied portfolio of assets.
The Senior Paralegal will be responsible for:
* Drafting, reviewing and negotiating asset management documents including leases, licences, variations and surrenders, extensions, consents and other property documents.
* Supporting the management of leases, tracking key dates, handling renewals and terminations and maintaining compliance with lease terms.
* Assisting with due diligence for property transactions, collecting and organising documents to facilitate risk assessment and compliance reviews.
* Supporting the wider client service team in ensuring compliance across client's asset management portfolio.
* Maintaining organised matter management, ensuring accuracy and accessibility for client team and client’s use.
* Providing informal support to junior paralegals, sharing knowledge and helping develop best practices in document handling and portfolio asset management.
* Acting as a liaison within the client service team and client’s in-house legal, estates and operational team helping to facilitate excellent communication and document flow as required.
Candidate Overview
We are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience:
* Previous Paralegal experience or equivalent specialising in property asset management.
* Experience of working in a large commercial law firm and understanding of the levels of service delivery required.
* Experience in using legal technology solutions and platforms to deliver excellent client service.
What can we offer you?
* Tailored career development and support within our award-winning team.
* Agile working (the opportunity to work from home, subject to diary commitments).
* Carers’ leave (up to five paid days’ leave towards caring responsibilities).
* 25 days’ annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to purchase or roll over 5 days.
* Contributory pension of up to 5%.
* Private healthcare policy.
* Death in service cover (4 x base salary).
* Eligibility to apply for an interest-free season ticket loan, an interest-free gym membership loan and/or an interest-free rental deposit loan.
* Cycle to work scheme.
What happens next?
Once your application has been submitted and reviewed, our Recruitment team will share the outcome with you by email.
We typically hold two interview stages per vacancy providing the opportunity to meet two members of the hiring team at each stage. The first stage is typically conducted virtually and the second stage typically in person at the office in which the role would be based. However, we strive to remain flexible depending on the requirements of the role or the candidate.
Our strength lies in our differences.
We are a Disability Confident and top Stonewall employer, a Valuable 500 member, a founding member of the Mindful Business Charter, signatory of the Race at Work Charter and a proud partner of Neurodiversity in Law. We encourage and value different ideas and styles of thinking. It’s with different perspectives that we’ll find solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges. It’s how we’ll deliver outstanding results today, and tomorrow. We want everybody attending an interview to be comfortable and able to fully demonstrate their experience and talents.
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