Senior Real Estate Paralegal

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Commitment to health and wellbeing

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

A leading UK law firm is seeking a Senior Real Estate Paralegal in Plymouth. The role involves supporting real estate transactions and managing documentation, as well as mentoring junior staff. Applicants should have a law degree or legal qualification and relevant experience in property. Join a firm committed to inclusive recruitment and employee wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Completed law degree or legal qualification.
• Experience in real estate/property.
• Ability to manage multiple workloads.

Responsibilities

• Support real estate transactions, including searches and tax calculations.
• Attend client meetings to build relationships.
• Assist in mentoring and training junior members.

Skills

Commercial understanding

Time management

Client relationship management

Education

Law degree or other legal qualification

Job description

Senior Real Estate Paralegal

Apply for the Senior Real Estate Paralegal role at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

We’re an ambitious firm with an outstanding client experience. Our Legal Solutions Centre (LSC) delivers high‑quality, cost‑effective service for large‑scale projects and is made up of over 70 paralegals, legal executives, project managers, data analysts and client coordinators.

Our dedicated Paralegal Team is looking for an experienced Senior Real Estate Paralegal to join us in our Bristol or Plymouth office.

What will you be doing?

In the Real Estate team you will support real estate transactions, taking responsibility for searches, Stamp Duty Land Tax calculations, post‑completion activities and managing the documentation associated with various property transactions. You will demonstrate a sound commercial understanding, attend client meetings to promote excellent client relationships and apply a commercial appreciation of billing and time recording.

As a senior team member you will assist the managing paralegal with mentoring and training junior members, recruiting and managing workflows.

So what are we looking for?

To be successful you need at a minimum:

• Completed your law degree or other legal qualification and/or have previously worked as a Paralegal, Legal Assistant or similar.
• Previous legal/non‑legal work experience in real estate/property.
• Experience managing multiple workloads simultaneously.

What makes it great to work here?

We work hard to create an open culture that gives us a human feel, emphasising that we’re more than just suits. As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter we provide resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we are happy to talk flexible working. Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks and we encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long‑term condition and need us to make any adjustments to give you the best possible recruitment process, please let us know by contacting the recruiter on the right hand side of this page. We will offer an interview to candidates with a disability or long‑term condition who meet the minimum criteria for this role.

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