PARALEGAL - COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

Maze Recruitment Services Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable law firm in Manchester seeks a Commercial Property Paralegal to assist solicitors with caseloads, draft contract packs, and manage client relationships. The ideal candidate will have a legal qualification and strong organisational skills. This role offers a pathway to career development within the firm and comes with excellent training opportunities.

Benefits

Excellent additional benefits

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or holding a professional legal qualification.
• Minimum of 12 months' experience in a paralegal role preferred.
• Knowledge of the conveyancing process.

Responsibilities

• Assist solicitors with commercial property caseloads.
• Draft contract packs and issue to buyers’ solicitors.
• Report progress to developer clients on a regular basis.
• Manage replies to enquiries under solicitor supervision.
• Handle exchanges and post-exchange administration.
• Take receipt of deposit payments and manage payments out.
• Handle pre-completion requirements and post-completion matters.

Skills

Excellent written communication

Excellent oral communication

Organisational skills

IT skills (Word, Outlook)

Education

Professional Legal Qualification (LLB, LLM, LPC, SQE, CILEX)

Job description

Job Title: Paralegal – Commercial Property

Salary: £25,000 - £27,000

Hours of Employment: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm, Monday to Friday

Benefits: Excellent additional benefits

Are you interested in pursuing a role within a law firm rather than a conveyancing firm?

Our client is experiencing strong organic growth and ongoing success, and they’re seeking a Commercial Property Paralegal to join their dynamic team in Manchester City Centre. They want a bright, motivated, and highly organised individual with experience in commercial property.

Whether you’re currently studying for your LLM or LPC, or you’ve already qualified, we’d love to receive your CV.

The role will suit a Paralegal or a Conveyancing Assistant looking to work in a fast-paced, demanding environment on exciting projects in Manchester and the NW. This is a hands‑on role! The successful candidate will need to be organised, efficient, and able to work well in a team environment. The role is client‑facing, and therefore, the candidate must have excellent written and oral communication skills. This position also offers the opportunity to join an established and progressive law firm and develop your career with a view to a training contract, depending on your performance. The successful candidate will also benefit from excellent training and development.

Responsibilities

• Assisting a solicitor with caseloads of commercial property files from instruction by the client to completion, with the potential for assisting in purchase and refinance transactions
• Drafting contract packs received from developers/agents and issuing to buyers’ solicitors
• Reporting regularly to developer clients with progress reports/deadlines
• Dealing with replies to enquiries under supervision from a solicitor
• Dealing with exchanges and all pre‑ and post‑exchange administration
• Taking receipt of deposit payments from buyers’ solicitors and dealing with payments out to clients/funders
• Dealing with pre‑completion requirements, including drafting financial statements, drafting Practical Completion Notices, dealing with the funder’s enquiries, setting up the file for completion and dealing with post‑completion matters
• Dealing with Part Exchange purchases, including reviewing titles, reporting to clients, raising enquiries and dealing with property due diligence

In addition to unit sales, there will be opportunities to work on:

• Residential sale and purchases
• Refinance matters including investment portfolios and development finance matters

Person Specification

• Currently pursuing or holding a professional Legal Qualification - LLB, Paralegal, LLM, LPC, SQE, CILEX
• Minimum experience of 12 months - given the commercial nature of the role, previous experience in a commercial paralegal role would be advantageous, but we will consider candidates from a residential background, and full training will be given to the right candidate
• Legal background, with a knowledge of the conveyancing process of sales and purchase transactions
• Exceptional organisational skills to manage workload and understand how to prioritise
• Good IT skills, i.e. as Word and Outlook