Paralegal - Asset Management (Real Estate)

Gowling WLG; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a prestigious UK law firm as a Paralegal in Birmingham, focusing on asset management within property law. You will assist investors in managing diverse real estate assets while working closely with various teams to provide comprehensive client services. The role demands exceptional communication skills and a keen attention to detail, supporting a high-volume, fast-paced environment. Experience in a legal setting is helpful but training will be provided for the right candidate.

Benefits

25 days annual leave with options to buy extra leave

Private medical insurance

Generous pension allowance

Life assurance

Hybrid working model

Training and personal development opportunities

State of the art offices in Birmingham

Qualifications

• Ability to manage workload to tight deadlines and work under pressure.
• Good keyboard, IT and data entry skills.
• Experience in a legal environment beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide support within the asset management team for property investors.
• Process high volume transactions from instruction to completion.
• Communicate confidently with clients and lawyers through various means.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Job description

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About the role:

Our business is growing and we are looking for a Paralegal to join the team to provide support and work within the property team. Your primary role will be working within our dedicated asset management team, working primarily for property investors, assisting them with the management of their assets across all sectors, including industrial and logistics, office and retail. We work closely with our development and investment team, our property litigation team, and our construction and planning teams in order to deliver a complete real estate service to our investor clients.

Job Description

About the role:

Our business is growing and we are looking for a Paralegal to join the team to provide support and work within the property team. Your primary role will be working within our dedicated asset management team, working primarily for property investors, assisting them with the management of their assets across all sectors, including industrial and logistics, office and retail. We work closely with our development and investment team, our property litigation team, and our construction and planning teams in order to deliver a complete real estate service to our investor clients.

You will work within one of our asset management sub-teams who act for the largest provider of properties for small to medium sized businesses in England and Wales. You will work as part of a small team to process high volume transactions from instruction through to completion using a case management system. This is a role which requires excellent communication skills as you will be dealing directly with clients, other solicitors and tenants on a daily basis, via email and telephone. You will be expected to work hard to provide excellent client service in accordance with KPIs and a keen eye for detail and process is of paramount importance.

About you:

Working in an inclusive, sharing and collaborative culture you will be expected to play your part in ensuring the continuing success and growth of the team. Previous experience of working in a legal environment would be helpful but is not essential as training will be given.

You should be able to:

• Manage your workload to tight deadlines, remain calm under pressure and prioritise your workload effectively;
• Work in a team environment (this may include working as part of a bigger project team) and support your colleagues;
• Communicate appropriately and confidently at all levels within the team and the wider business as well as with clients, agents and other parties in person, by phone, letter, email or other communication means;
• Produce good quality documents (based on templates) in accordance with instructions.
  
  

You should have:

• Effective organisation skills;
• Attention to detail and numeracy;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills;
• Good keyboard, IT and data entry skills;
• Problem solving abilities.
  
  

What We Can Offer You:

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 Work for 25 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.

If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description please contact Jess Swingler at [e-mail]

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• Seniority level

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