Residential Paralegal

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP; Leeds; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a Paralegal to join their Residential team in Leeds. The role involves assisting solicitors with various tasks related to residential development projects, including due diligence and documentation management. Ideal candidates will be degree educated, possess strong customer service skills, and have a keen interest in real estate.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level.
• Experience managing and prioritising workload.
• Computer literacy with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Assist solicitors with due diligence on residential development sites.
• Prepare draft documents and reports.
• Manage documentation for major residential schemes.

Skills

Customer Service

Time Management

Communication

Numeracy

Literacy

Education

Law Degree or GDL

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

With a national presence of over 200 fee earners across 8 locations, our Real Estate team are a force to be reckoned with. The team is big but it doesn't mean we've lost our personal touch. It's the quality and commerciality of our service, our industry insight and the talent and passion of our people that engages our clients, and they love what we do.

Our Residential team is one of the largest of its kind and they have an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal to join the Leeds office. We support our clients in a range of projects from PLC and regional housebuilders, mixed-use developers and investors , local authorities, registered providers through buy to rent affordable housing and regeneration. Our expertise in the sector, coupled with our approach to client service means that we are rated as the premier housing team in the UK by both clients and the legal directories.

What will you be doing?

In the Residential team, you'll be responsible for :

• Assisting the solicitors in the team with due diligence on residential development sites (e.g. title checks, property searches etc)
• Assisting the solicitors in the team in preparing draft documents
• Assisting the team in preparing reports
• Assisting the team at exchange and completion
• Residential conveyancing/auction sales– preparing contract packs, dealing with enquiries etc
• Post completion – preparing Land Registry applications and dealing with requisitions, submitting Stamp Duty Land Tax returns
• Making and receiving telephone calls to deal with routine client enquiries and communications
• Attending progress meetings with clients

You'll also play a vital role supporting work being carried out by the team on major residential schemes by managing documentation, taking responsibility for carrying out conveyancing searches and dealing with post completion activities. You'll be working with housebuilders, social housing providers and local authorities.

So what are we looking for?

Previous real estate and/or paralegal experience would be useful but is not essential, however you'll be degree educated, with a law degree or GDL being desirable. Candidates without experience working in the housing sector will be considered provided they have an interest in working in real estate and developing their skills and knowledge.

What's also important to us is that you're able to provide the highest level of customer/client experience in a fast paced environment, will take ownership and use initiative. You'll also be able to demonstrate excellent time management and have proven forward planning skills and the ability to prioritise. You must also have good communication skills, numeracy and literacy skills, and experience of using IT software such as Microsoft Excel and Word.

To be successful in this role you'll need as a minimum:

• Educated to degree level
• Experience managing and prioritising your workload.
• Computer literacy, having had experience in using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.