Paralegal - Commercial Investment and Development (Real Estate)

We have a great opportunity for a Paralegal to join us in our commercial development and investment team which focuses on large acquisitions, lettings (for both landlords and tenants) and development schemes. The team is structured with senior lawyers, junior fee earners and a paralegal, working together and effectively across a large mix of clients and work types. As a Paralegal in the team you will be working on legal transactional work, including running your own matters, under supervision, together with provision of support to the all members of the team on larger deals including:

• Preparation of initial documentation/liaising with the fee earners in relation to issue of those documents/assisting in the management of matters.
• Handling completion and post completion aspects.
• Running and maintenance of lower value legal matters under supervision of the team including drafting documents, billing, liaison with clients, other firms of solicitors and agents.
• Obtaining copies of entries and documents from Land Registry and carrying out searches and other land registry dealings as required by the team members from time to time.
  
  We are looking for someone who has:
• Some experience of working in a legal environment would be preferable but not essential.
• An understanding of the procedural elements of commercial property transactions gained either in a practical legal environment or during academic legal training.
• Experience of developing strong working relationships with colleagues and working as part of a team.
• Highly organised with excellent case management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proactive and enthusiastic.
• Able to build strong relationships with clients.
• Able to demonstrate excellent IT skills.
• Able to work well and remain calm under pressure.
  
  The opportunity to work for a firm that has been recognised as one of best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to WorkÂŽ for 24 consecutive years.
Excellent benefits, including:
• A hybrid approach to office and remote working.
• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
• Private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
• A generous pension allowance
• Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
• The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
• A range of health and wellbeing programmes
• State of the art offices, in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, with an onsite restaurant
• Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development
Equal Opportunities: Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment. At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.