Property Paralegal

Sellick Partnership Limited - Public Sector; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization is seeking a Property Paralegal to support their busy legal department in Lewisham. You will assist with lease extensions and property transactions. The role offers generous benefits including a local government pension scheme and flexible working arrangements. Ideal candidates should have a basic understanding of local authority procedures and excellent accuracy skills.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Local Government Pension scheme

Flexible working policies

Season ticket loans

Staff discounts including gym memberships

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of local authority procedures and areas of law relevant to the role.
• Ability to learn and understand quickly.
• Eye for accuracy and quality consistency.

Responsibilities

• Support lawyers within the property team.
• Prepare documents for lease extensions and property transactions.
• Liaise with parties regarding legal matters.

Skills

Basic knowledge of local authority procedures

Attention to accuracy

Ability to work independently

Teamwork skills

Job description

Property Paralegal

London Borough of Lewisham

Hybrid Working Arrangement!

£32,442 - £33,384

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to the vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

They have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK's first Borough of Sanctuary, for their work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy legal department at the London Borough of Lewisham. You will be required to support the team under the direction and the supervision of the Senior lawyer. You will deal with varied routine legal and administrative work, mainly within the property team.

What are the responsibilities of the Property Paralegal?

The role is to support the lawyers within the property team. You will prepare documents and liaise with parties in respect of lease extensions, collective enfranchisements and right to buy matters; assist with straightforward property transactions and contract and procurement matters.

The successful Property Paralegal will enjoy the following benefits:

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we're looking for in a Property Paralegal:

We are looking for someone that has a basic knowledge of local authority procedures and areas of law relevant to the role. We require someone that has the ability to learn and understand quickly who can work on their own initiative. You will have an eye for accuracy and can ensure quality and consistency of documents produced. You will need to be able to work with a wide range of people and work as an effective member of a team dealing with a variety of duties.

Location

The job is primarily based in Laurence House, but Lewisham operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. They welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at /access-to-work/apply

Please apply as soon as possible to be considered for this position, or contact Elleyn Hewitt in our Manchester office for an informal discussion about the role.