Real Estate Disputes Paralegal - Manchester

Addleshaw Goddard LLP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits package

Career development framework

Internal secondments

Job summary

Addleshaw Goddard LLP in Manchester is seeking a Real Estate Disputes paralegal to support fee earners across live transactions and disputes. You'll work within the Transaction Services Team, handling process tasks, document management, and workflow design to improve efficiency and client service.

You will gain broad cross-practice exposure, early responsibility and opportunities for internal secondments, backed by training and a development framework to progress toward legal qualification and

Qualifications

• High attention to detail and accuracy in work.
• Excellent time management and organisational abilities with multiple deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication with colleagues at all levels.
• Proactive, enthusiastic and capable of independent work.
• Solid work ethic and desire to develop professionally.
• Able to work to tight timescales with urgency and focus.
• Commercial awareness and sound judgment for client delivery.
• Interest in legal technology and innovation to improve efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 lease renewals: manage deadlines and draft/ file court forms and witness statements.
• Asset management tasks for large investor clients including notices, arrears, and settlements.
• Ad-hoc tasks such as bundling for Court hearings and assisting with witness statements and court documents.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Organisational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Proactive approach

Strong work ethic

Ability to work under pressure

Commercial awareness

Sound judgment

Interest in legal technology

Real Estate Disputes experience

Paralegal experience

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

A role in TST sits at the heart of matter delivery, working across multiple practice areas to make the delivery of legal work more efficient, consistent and innovative. The TST team members support fee earners on live transactions and disputes by managing core process and document tasks, designing and running workflows, and operationalising legal technology platforms. The role offers broad cross practice exposure, early responsibility and clear impact on how matters are delivered, while building highly transferable skills in project management, process improvement, innovation (including legal technology) and client communication.

The work that comes into the team is varied and no two days will be the same. You would be working with our Real Estate Disputes team. As a Real Estate Disputes paralegal, you would take instructions and primarily be supporting our Real Estate fee earners but also have the benefit of being part of the wider TST team.

THE TEAM

Launched in 2010, our well-established, high performing and busy Transaction Services Team (TST) help Addleshaw Goddard deliver a world class service to its clients. We were the first team of its kind in the UK and continue to innovate by delivering work in the most efficient way, saving our clients time and money. We are now one of the Firm's biggest divisions, with our team being made up of apprentices, paralegals, managers and solicitors.

Our team members focus on tasks that are found in a wide variety of legal assignments, but which do not necessarily need to be done by qualified lawyers, including process elements of transactional, advisory and contentious work. We use technology to deliver our work, which plays a key role in enabling Addleshaw Goddard to respond to client demand for more innovative and better value services. Innovation is key to how the Firm has evolved and adapted, and we aim to adopt a growth mindset in approaching tasks

Aside from a competitive salary and flexible benefits package, you'll get fantastic opportunities to support some of the UK's largest businesses, as well as the potential for exciting internal and client secondments. With our focus on continuous development and progression, we created a career development framework and training programme specifically for the TST.

As part of that framework, you'll have the opportunity to have a career conversation every 6 months to ensure we're supporting you to meet your development goals and to discuss your progression. In addition, you'll have access to our internal training contract application process, legal qualification sponsorship, SQE sponsorship and management or technical development programmes.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS ROLE

• Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 Lease renewals: This work involves the management of key statutory and Court deadlines and providing strategic advice to clients. It is client facing work taking instructions surrounding agreement and documentation of statutory extension agreements. It also involves communication with the Courts, drafting claim forms, agreeing Court directions with adverse parties, drafting witness statements, drafting and filing of consent orders and other Court forms, managing electronic data sites, uploading and ordering documentation, and liaising with third parties.
• Asset management work: This work involves day to day asset management work for large investor clients including the issuing of tenancy at will letters, arrears recovery, forfeiture, torts notices, service of dilapidations schedules and drafting settlement agreements.
• Ad-hoc tasks: Work can come from other offices which is generally to support on larger tasks or urgent work. Other ad hoc tasks can include bundling for Court hearings and Trials including assistance with drafting witness statements and claim forms in relation to trespass and possession proceedings.

AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE

Due to the dynamic nature of the work we do and the clients we seek to serve, the role is not an ordinary "9-5" job. For the right person, this role provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to our proven success by utilising a wide set of skills essential to a career in the TST.

Any successful applicant will need the following skills and competencies:

• a high level of attention to detail
• effective personal, organisational and time management skills, and the ability to juggle multiple demands
• strong written and verbal communication skills, demonstrating an ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels
• a positive, enthusiastic and proactive approach to work
• a strong work ethic and a desire to develop and succeed
• the ability to work to tight timescales with a sense of urgency
• common sense, commerciality and the ability to exercise sound judgment
• demonstration of a proactive interest in legal technology and innovation, with the ability to leverage tools to improve efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery.

Previous paralegal or specifically Real Estate Disputes paralegal experience is desirable, but not essential.

OUR FIRM

Our story of international growth is built on a performance mindset, innovation and true collaboration. We believe results follow relationships, so we work closely with each other, and develop deep client connections to deliver.

Our award-winning culture balances high standards and hard work with genuine care – looking out for each other, supporting professional development, in a down to earth and inclusive environment. We do the right things in the right ways, combining commercial excellence and innovative thinking with teamwork. Together, we deliver excellence, achieve stand out solutions, and enable career-defining opportunities.

We welcome applications from candidates from all locations and do not make recruitment decisions based on applicants' current location or right to work status.

However, please note that the terms of this role may not meet the Home Office requirements for a Skilled Worker visa based on salary. More information can be found on gov.uk regarding this.