Paralegal - Real Estate Energy

CMS UK; Sheffield (TX); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, hybrid working policy

Generous bonus scheme

Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28)

Holiday exchange scheme

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Disability accommodations under the E0

Job summary

CMS is seeking an experienced Real Estate Paralegal to join our Legal Services Unit across UK offices including Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool, Bristol or Edinburgh. The role supports energy and utilities clients with English law transactions, including easements, wayleaves, options and variations, and purchases and leases of sub-stations and sites.

You will manage a busy caseload, draft acquisition documents, perform title reviews, and ensure AML compliance while working with data

Qualifications

• Degree in law or equivalent qualification, or working towards CILEX.
• Experience as a Real Estate paralegal.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to handle a large workload and work in a team.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a busy caseload of transactions and liaise with the client to obtain instructions.
• Draft acquisition documentation, negotiate with the counterparty to the transaction and carry out title reviews.
• Assist with file opening procedures including preparing first draft of retainer letter and ensuring compliance with money laundering regulations.
• Work with data rooms and online trackers.
• Manage completion and post-completion registrations, forms, filing and client signing / reporting requirements.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Team player

Education

Law degree or equivalent qualification

CILEX qualification (or working towards)

Tools

Data rooms

Online trackers

Job description

CMS is seeking an experienced Real Estate Paralegal to join our Legal Services Unit in our Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool, Bristol or Edinburgh office. The Legal Services Unit is the central paralegal team at CMS, assisting the associates and partners across the different departments in the UK offices on a wide variety of tasks and projects. The role will be focussed on supporting our energy and utilities clients with English law transactions including: leading on negotiating and completing easements and wayleaves as well as options for and variations to such documents; and assisting with purchases and leases of sub-stations, radio sites, construction compounds and equivalent.

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 will have excellent organisational and time management skills and the ability to prioritise conflicting deadlines. You must be an enthusiastic individual with exceptional communication skills and the ability to work well in a team. You should 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. Full training will be provided on our systems and processes, and we also have an ongoing training programme to help develop both legal knowledge and soft skills. CMS has career development opportunities for individuals who demonstrate excellence and potential.

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.