Real Estate Paralegal

CMS UK; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working policy

Generous bonus scheme

Up to 28 days holiday with service

Holiday exchange scheme

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Equality Act adjustments

Job summary

CMS UK is seeking an enthusiastic Paralegal or Senior Paralegal with a Real Estate focus to join the Legal Services Unit in the UK. The role involves supporting an energy and utilities client by documenting land rights in England and Scotland via servitudes and easements.

Responsibilities include managing a busy caseload, drafting acquisition documents, negotiating with counterparts, and ensuring AML compliance. A hybrid working policy and a competitive benefits package are provided.

Qualifications

• We require Real Estate-focused paralegal with ability to handle a large workload.
• Degree in law or equivalent qualification; CILEX considered.
• Experience supporting energy/utility clients is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Manage a busy caseload of real estate transactions and obtain client instructions.
• Draft acquisition documentation and negotiate with counterparty; carry out title reviews.
• Assist with file opening procedures and AML compliance.
• Coordinate completion, post-completion registrations and reporting.

Skills

Real Estate

Paralegal Experience

Caseload management

Drafting acquisition docs

Title reviews

Negotiation

Education

Law degree or equivalent

CILEX qualification considered

Tools

Data rooms

Online trackers

Job description

CMS is seeking an enthusiastic, dedicated Paralegal or Senior Paralegal, ideally with Real Estate experience, to join our Legal Services Unit.

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 acquisition documentation, negotiating with the counterparty to the transaction and carrying out title reviews;
• Assisting with file opening procedures including preparing first draft of retainer letter and ensuring compliance with money laundering regulations;
• Working with data rooms and online trackers;
• Managing completion and post-completion registrations, forms, filing and client signing / reporting requirements.

About You

We are looking for an enthusiastic 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 may have a strong academic background and 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.

What’s in it for you?

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.