Paralegal - Real Estate (9 month FTC)

CMS UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Bonus scheme

Holiday entitlement (25–28 days)

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

CMS UK is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Paralegal or experienced Real Estate Paralegal to join our Legal Services Unit in Manchester or Sheffield on a 9‑month fixed‑term contract. You will support one energy and utilities client with documenting land rights in Scotland and England via servitudes and easements, managing your own caseload of transactions.

Responsibilities include drafting easement documents, negotiating with counterparts, updating trackers and completing registrations, while

Qualifications

• Aptitude for handling large workloads with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Draft easement/servitude documentation and negotiate with counterparties.
• Obtain client instructions and manage a busy caseload of transactions.
• Update online trackers and manage completion/post-completion registrations.
• Support with filing, forms, and reporting requirements.

Skills

Drafting

Title reviews

Client liaison

Attention to detail

Organisation

Education

Law degree or equivalent

CILEX qualification pursued

Tools

Microsoft 365

Land registry portals

Job description

Job Description

CMS is seeking an enthusiastic, dedicated Assistant Paralegal or experienced Real Estate Paralegal to join our Legal Services Unit in our Sheffield or Manchester office on a 9‑month fixed‑term contract. The role will be focused on supporting one of our energy and utilities clients with documenting land rights in Scotland and England via servitudes and easements. This will include managing your own caseload of transactions, taking client instructions, negotiating the deeds and arranging completions.

About The Role

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Managing a busy caseload of transactions including liaising with the client to obtain instructions;
• Drafting the easement / servitude documentation, negotiating with the counterparty to the transaction and carrying out basic title reviews;
• Updating online trackers;
• Managing completion and post‑completion registrations, forms, filing and client signing / reporting requirements.

About You

We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Paralegal or experienced Real Estate‑focused Paralegal. You will have a keen eye for detail with the ability to use your initiative and you must be used to dealing with a large workload. You should have a strong academic background and may have a degree in law or equivalent qualification. Alternatively, you may be working towards CILEX or have previous time‑served Paralegal experience in a Real Estate background.

Benefits

We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:

• Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
• Flexible, hybrid working policy
• Generous bonus scheme
• Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
• Holiday exchange scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.

Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.