Senior Paralegal

Pinsent Masons; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Paralegal with strong property asset management experience to join their Managed Legal Services team. This role requires drafting, reviewing, and negotiating asset management documents, as well as supporting lease management and due diligence for transactions. The firm offers flexible working options and excellent career development opportunities.

Benefits

Tailored career development

Agile working options

25 days annual leave

Contributory pension

Death in service cover

Electric car scheme

Qualifications

• Previous Paralegal experience or equivalent in property asset management.
• Experience in a large commercial law firm required.
• Experience with legal technology solutions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate asset management documents.
• Manage leases and track key dates.
• Assist with due diligence for property transactions.
• Support compliance across client's asset management.
• Provide informal support to junior paralegals.
• Act as a liaison within the client service team.

Skills

Property asset management experience

Understanding of service delivery in commercial law

Experience using legal technology solutions

Job description

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Vario is a market leading alternative legal services provider within the law firm, Pinsent Masons. It is unique in the legal sector. Vario is a practice group within Pinsent Masons which incorporates; Flexible Services, Consulting and Technology, Legal Project Management and Managed Legal Services (MLS). This role sits within our MLS team.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Paralegal with asset management experience to join our Managed Legal Services team, working alongside colleagues in our Property group.

The Senior Paralegal will be responsible for:

• Draft, review and negotiate asset management documents including leases, licences, variations and surrenders, extensions, consents and other property documents
• Support the management of leases tracking key dates, handling renewals and terminations, and maintaining compliance with lease terms
• Assist with due diligence for property transactions, collecting and organising documents to facilitate risk assessment and compliance reviews
• Support the wider client service team in ensuring compliance across client's asset management portfolio
• Maintain organised matter management, ensuring accuracy and accessibility for client team and client’s use
• Provide informal support to junior paralegals, sharing knowledge and helping develop best practices in document handling and portfolio asset management
• Act as a liaison within the client service team and client’s in-house legal, estates and operational team helping to facilitate excellent communication and document flow as required

Our standard working hours are 9.30am-5.30pm, however, we are happy to consider flexible working requests.

Candidate Overview

We are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience:

• Previous Paralegal experience or equivalent specialising in property asset management
• Experience of working in a large commercial law firm and understanding of the levels of service delivery required
• Experience in using legal technology solutions and platforms to deliver excellent client service

What can we offer you?

• Tailored career development and support within our award-winning team
• Agile working (the opportunity to work from home, subject to diary commitments)
• Carers’ leave (up to five paid days’ leave towards caring responsibilities)
• 25 days’ annual leave entitlement and the opportunity to purchase or roll over 5 days
• Contributory pension of up to 5%
• Death in service cover (4 x base salary)
• Electric car scheme
• Eligibility to apply for an interest free season ticket loan, an interest free gym membership loan and/or an interest free rental deposit loan