Real Estate Paralegal

CMS UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Generous bonus scheme

25 days holiday

Holiday exchange

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Disability accommodations

Job summary

CMS UK is seeking an enthusiastic Paralegal or Senior Paralegal with Real Estate experience to support our Legal Services Unit in handling land rights matters for energy clients in Scotland and England. You will manage your own caseload, take client instructions, and coordinate deeds and completions.

We welcome candidates with a strong academic background in law or progress toward CILEX, and a proven ability to handle a busy workload within a Real Estate environment.

Qualifications

• Real estate-focused paralegal with keen eye for detail and initiative.
• Experience managing a workload and drafting acquisition documents.

Responsibilities

• Managing a busy caseload of land-related transactions.
• Drafting acquisition documentation and negotiating with counterparties.
• Carrying out title reviews and client instruction gathering.
• Opening files and preparing first draft retainer letters.
• Managing data rooms, tracking documents, and completing post-completion registrations.

Skills

Real estate experience

Attention to detail

Drafting & negotiation

Education

Law degree or equivalent qualification

CILEX (progress toward)

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.