Corporate Paralegal

Gateley; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal services provider in Birmingham seeks a Paralegal to join their busy corporate team. The role offers exposure to M&A, capital markets, and various corporate transactions. Ideal candidates will possess a law degree or be progressing towards a legal qualification, along with strong communication, legal knowledge, and a commitment to team success. Competitive remuneration and numerous benefits are included.

Benefits

Annual bonuses

Flexible working patterns

Development opportunities via Learn platform

Pension and healthcare benefits

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Degree in law or working towards a post-graduate legal qualification required.
• Ambitious candidates who wish to progress long-term within the firm.
• Experience with DocuSign is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Preparing capital allowances reports for tax relief.
• Carrying out due diligence for property purchases.
• Advising clients on contractual clauses for sale and purchase agreements.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Sound legal knowledge

Attention to detail

Good IT skills

Organised with time and document management

Ability and willingness to learn

Discretion and professionalism

Experience with DocuSign

Education

Degree in law or post-graduate legal qualification

Job description

Overview

The role: a paralegal in our busy corporate team, based at our Birmingham office working closely with Midlands Partners. You will gain exposure and assist Partners, Senior Associates, and the wider national team on a variety of M&A, capital markets and private equity corporate transactions, and undertake company secretarial and management company work for corporates. The team offers opportunities to broaden expertise and develop skills with a view to taking on greater levels of responsibility.

You Will Be Responsible For The Following

• Preparing capital allowances reports for tax relief on the purchase and development of commercial properties (e.g., office purchases, hotel redevelopment, or care home construction).
• Surveying properties across sectors such as hospitality, offices, data centres, leisure and industrial properties.
• Carrying out due diligence for property purchases.
• Advising clients on contractual clauses for sale and purchase agreements or analysing cost information for new developments or refurbishments.

Team and Opportunity

Our Corporate team continues to thrive and is the perfect home for ambitious corporate lawyers to develop their career. With a team of 70 corporate lawyers nationally, we advise on all types of corporate activity across the UK, including transactions with an international angle. The team has been recognised nationally (e.g., Corporate Law Firm of the Year, Insider Media Dealmakers Awards; The Times Best Law Firms – commended for "Company & Commercial" and "Banking & Finance" (National)).

Education and Experience

Our corporate team works with clients across diverse sectors including manufacturing, retail, recruitment, and education. We have recently worked with clients such as Gymshark, LDC, Walsall FC, North Edge, Clowes Developments (UK) LTD, and Franchise Brands PLC. Further deal insights are available at Gateley’s site: https://gateleyplc.com/insight/deal-alerts.

The Person

We seek a candidate who ideally has a degree in law or is working towards a post-graduate legal qualification, or a career paralegal seeking progression. The role is suited to ambitious candidates who wish to progress long term within the firm and develop their skillset in a highly successful corporate environment.

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Sound legal knowledge
• Ability and willingness to learn
• Attention to detail
• Organised with time and document management
• Good IT skills
• Discretion and professionalism
• Commitment to working as part of a hard-working team and flexibility to support transactional activity
• Experience with DocuSign is desirable but not essential

This job description is not exhaustive; the role may require other ad hoc tasks as requested from time to time.

About You and About Us

We are Gateley, a forward-thinking and straight-talking legal and professional services group with a diverse client base of over 5,700 active clients in the UK and beyond. Our culture centers on our Gateley Team Spirit and values: Ambitious for Success, Forward Thinking, Room to Breathe, Trusted to Do, and Working Together. We celebrate these values through the annual Gateley Team Spirit awards. Gateley is committed to diversity, inclusion and wellbeing.

Benefits

We offer a competitive remuneration package with the potential for annual bonuses. Benefits include a wide range of development opportunities via our Learn platform, flexible working patterns, and the My Flex rewards package (annual leave, cycle to work, critical illness benefit, employee assistance programme, pension, health care, season ticket loan, and more). Perks At Work/Home provides additional retail benefits, and there are opportunities for free courses from fitness to coding to languages to dance.

Additional Information

If you are offered a role, pre-employment checks will be completed as appropriate to the role, including eligibility to work, qualifications, any criminal records, financial stability and references. Checks will vary by role.