[Hiring] Paralegal, Real Estate (Post Completion) @Dentons

Role Description

This is a great opportunity to join a growing team that is integral to the firm's strategy, whilst benefiting from being able to work virtually and flexibly. We welcome applications from across the UK for those seeking an alternative experience.

We are presently looking for a bright, ambitious, enthusiastic, and experienced commercial Real Estate paralegal to join our LDC's Real Estate Post Completion team.

The Real Estate Post Completion team works across all our UK offices with the opportunity to additionally be involved in Middle East Real Estate work. Responsibilities will include:

• Provide general paralegal support, ensuring projects and tasks are undertaken effectively and within the appropriate timescales.
• Due diligence on sales and acquisitions, including managing enquiries processes and ordering and management of conveyancing searches.
• Assistance with corporate and real estate finance matters, including managing conditions precedent.
• Manage Land Registry applications end to end, including preparation and submission, diarising priority dates, managing requisitions and relevant deadlines.
• Manage and triage the post-completion inbox, ensuring incoming matters are acknowledged, prioritised, and progressed within required timescales.
• Prepare, calculate and submit SDLT and LTT returns, including managing filing deadlines and coordinating client approvals and payments.
• Use of legal technology and AI.
• Prepare internal and external reporting.
• Assist with due diligence and other real estate project work.
• Maintain financial hygiene including time recording and billing.
• Manage data rooms.
• Carry out legal research.

It is essential that candidates are team players and committed to developing personally and professionally. A determination to deliver high-quality focused services to our internal and external clients is essential, as is maintaining and developing those client relationships.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1-2 years' real estate experience (preferably commercial real estate/retail).
• Minimum of three A levels at grade B, or equivalent.
• A qualification in law (Degree, Graduate Diploma in Law).
• LPC, or equivalent (helpful but not essential).

Requirements

• Ability to handle a high volume of matters and to tight deadlines.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (especially Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Experience of working with data rooms (helpful but not essential).
• Ability to organise, prioritise, multi-task and work well under pressure.
• Ability to work accurately with excellent attention to detail.
• Demonstrate drive and initiative.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• An ability and willingness to be flexible.
• Able to work well in a team.

Benefits

• Opportunity for development through the QualiFLY programme.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Supportive virtual environment.