Paralegal / NQ - 2 - Banking (Real Estate)

Ampa Holdings LLP; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Birmingham is seeking a Paralegal/Solicitor for their Banking and Finance team. This role focuses on banking transactions with a real estate angle, requiring experience in reports on title. The firm offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for growth and development.

Benefits

Agile Working

Flexible Working Environment

Qualifications

• Experience in completing 'Reports on title' is essential.
• A minimum of 1 year experience in Banking/Property matters.

Responsibilities

• Assisting on banking transactions and document production.
• Completing property due diligence and reports on title.
• Carrying out post-completion administration.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Business Development

Job description

Paralegal / NQ - 2 - Banking (Real Estate)

Application Deadline: 24 May 2025

Department: Shakespeare Martineau - Finance & Restructuring - Banking - Banking - 1501

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Birmingham

Reporting To: Naomi Tudor

Description

Are you a looking for an exciting career opportunity in Banking that has a focus towards Real Estate? Then this role may be for you!

Meet Our Team:

Working with some of the UK’s largest financial institutions ensures our Banking and Finance team offers unrivalled expertise with high level knowledge of the issues affecting the sector and the businesses operating within it. The team advise on banking law for both lenders and borrowers, advising on a wide range of property finance, acquisition finance and corporate transactions with specialisms in the education and charity sectors. Our experience has developed through working with high street banks, challenger banks, peer to peer funders, invoice discounters and asset based lenders and corporate borrowers on a number of complex transactions.

The role:

We are seeking a Banking Paralegal/Solicitor to join our Banking and Finance team.

This is a mixed banking role with a real estate angle, you'll be predominantly working for our lender clients – clearing banks and smaller more specialist lenders and it is essential that you have considerable experience with reports on title/certificate on title. In addition to this element of the work you will be supporting on wider transactional work supporting the Banking partners.

This is a career opportunity in a growing and dynamic business where we will support you to grow and be an integral part of a diverse and successful department.

What you will be doing:

• Working alongside senior lawyers to provide assistance on all aspects of banking, including banking transactions and document production
• Completing property due diligence and reports on title for lenders
• Assisting on large complex deals with appropriate supervision, as well as building up your own caseload of straightforward matters
• Carrying out post-completion administration
• Attending and being involved in business development and marketing events
• Developing relationships with clients

What you will need:

• Experience in completing "Reports on title" is essential for this role
• A minimum of 1 years experience gained dealing in Banking/Property matters within a law firm, however we are open to experience outside this range at either more junior or more senior level
• A willingness and enthusiasm to get involved in business development activities
• Excellent communication skills
• To be highly organised with flexibility during busy periods

Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have hubs in Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leicester, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Solihull, Southampton, Stratford-upon-Avon, Lincoln and Sheffield.

Want to find out more about our amazing benefits?

Additional information:
Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Equal opportunities
Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.