Paralegal – Property Development

Boyes Turner; Reading; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Life Assurance 5 x final salary

Extra birthday holiday

Wellbeing hour

Cycle to work scheme

Bring your dog to work

Season ticket travel loan

Additional five days holiday

Job summary

Boyes Turner is seeking a law graduate or early‑career paralegal to join our Property Development team in Reading. You will work with experienced lawyers on development and house building matters and have the opportunity to qualify as Solicitor/Legal Executive in the future.

This role suits candidates with a genuine interest in real estate, strong drafting and research skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a busy practice. A proactive, collaborative approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Law degree or equivalent qualification with exposure to property, real estate or development work.
• Strong drafting, research and organisation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assisting fee earners on property development and house building transactions.
• Drafting legal correspondence, documents and completion statements.
• Preparing Land Registry and SDLT applications.
• Conducting legal research and due diligence exercises.
• Liaising with clients, solicitors, lenders and third parties by phone and email.
• Managing document bundles and filing systems.
• Assisting with post-completion matters and ensuring transactions progress efficiently.
• Supporting diary management, meetings and general matter administration.
• Assisting with billing processes, including invoices and office accounts.
• Responding promptly to enquiries and managing client expectations.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Proactive

Teamwork

Commercial awareness

Interpersonal skills

Property development interest

Education

LLB or equivalent

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for a law graduate or early-career paralegal who is passionate about property development and wants to build a long-term career in this specialist area. We welcome candidates with ambition to qualify as a Solicitor/Legal Executive in the future (but this is not a requirement).

Whether you are taking your first step into practice or looking to build on existing experience, you will work alongside experienced lawyers on a broad range of development and house building matters.

Skills & Experience

• Law degree (LLB) or equivalent legal qualification; or some practical legal experience, gained through a paralegal role, legal assistant position, placement year, vacation scheme, legal clinic, or similar environment – ideally within a property, real estate or development team.
• A genuine interest in property development, real estate and house building.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A proactive approach, with the confidence to take ownership of tasks and work both independently and as part of a team.
• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build solid working relationships with our clients and your colleagues.
• Commercial awareness and pragmatism.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting fee earners on a wide range of property development and house building transactions.
• Drafting legal correspondence, documents and completion statements.
• Preparing and submitting Land Registry and SDLT applications.
• Conducting legal research and assisting with due diligence exercises.
• Liaising confidently with clients, solicitors, lenders and other third parties by telephone and email.
• Managing document bundles and maintaining accurate electronic and paper files.
• Assisting with post-completion matters and ensuring transactions are progressed efficiently.
• Supporting with diary management, meeting coordination and general matter administration where required (including file openings, compliance and AML procedures).
• Assisting with billing processes, including preparing invoices and reviewing client and office account entries.
• Responding promptly to enquiries and helping to manage client expectations throughout transactions.
• Providing general support to the Development & House Building team as required.

Contractual

• 25 days holiday
• Life Assurance 5 x final salary

Non Contractual

• An additional days holiday for your birthday
• A weekly wellbeing hour
• 8 hour per annum charity work
• Cycle to work scheme
• Bring your dog to work
• Social committee events
• Season ticket travel loan
• Eligible to purchase an additional five days holiday