Senior Property Litigation Paralegal

McKinlay Law; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Central London seeks an experienced Senior Property Litigation Paralegal to manage and run files independently. Responsibilities include preparing court bundles, drafting legal documents, and liaising with clients and courts. The role is ideal for proactive individuals with excellent communication skills. Senior paralegals will have minimal supervision while running cases independently. Competitive work culture focused on support and collaboration.

Qualifications

• At least 12 months’ experience in property litigation.
• Experience running your own cases.
• Capability to handle legal documentation and research.

Responsibilities

• Preparing court bundles and issuing proceedings.
• Taking instructions from clients.
• Drafting legal documents and correspondence.
• Attending meetings with clients and third parties.
• Managing deadlines and key dates.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Client management

Proactive and positive attitude

Job description

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Job Title: Senior Property Litigation Paralegal

Location: Central London

Fantastic opportunity for an experienced paralegal with a background in property litigation to join a leading team well-known for their property disputes work. They are looking for a paralegal to handle and run their own files (under supervision) dealing with both private clients and housing associations. This highly-regarded team act on a wide range of property disputes including leasehold disputes, boundary disputes, neighbour disputes, possession claims, service charge recovery and disrepair claims.

A selection of day-to-day duties will include:

• Preparing court bundles and issuing proceedings
• Taking instructions from clients
• Drafting legal documents, court documents, correspondence and witness statements
• Undertaking legal research
• Attending meetings with fee earners, counsel, clients and third parties
• Extensive liaising with the courts, navigating the court process and considering options for the client
• Entering negotiations
• Diarising and monitoring key dates and ensuring the meeting of deadlines

It is essential that you have at least 12 months’ experience in property litigation running your own cases as well as excellent communication and client skills and a proactive, positive manner.

This is an ideal role for a paralegal to take on more responsibility in a senior fee earning role. There will be minimal supervision but you will largely be running cases independently. Supportive, progressive firm with a friendly and team-orientated culture.

McKinlay Law endeavour to contact all successful candidates within 24 hours. However, due to the volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not heard from us within 24 hours your application has been unsuccessful and we have not retained your details.