Senior Real Estate Paralegal

Description

UK Job Description

You will work as a member of one of our Transactional Teams within Reed Smith Legal Solutions, a multi-disciplinary global team serving the Reed Smith global business. The role will be based in our Leeds delivery centre and will primarily support the RS London Real Estate group but may also be required to assist other practice areas or groups in the firm as needed from time to time.

You will work as part of a team helping to build and maintain an efficient and cost-effective solution for key Real Estate client services.

The Firm

Reed Smith is a global law firm with more than 1,700 lawyers in 30 offices throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.

Operating as one global partnership, we represent leading international businesses from FTSE 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises; advising clients on cross border transactions, international commercial disputes and regulation. We specialise in industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, energy and natural resources, entertainment and media, shipping and real estate.

We all share a common culture, with core values supporting the firm’s commitment to add value, achieve excellence, and promote professional development. London is our largest office with approximately 700 people, including over 350 fee earners across the full range of commercial practice areas. Consistent with the firm’s strategy, the office has grown significantly over the past five years. Key to this growth has been our ability to successfully integrate new hires into our business and give them a platform to flourish. We place a huge significance on listening to our people and incorporating their ideas wherever possible.

Responsibilities

• Handling day-to-day management of workload ie -
• Licences to assign, licences to sublet and alter, leases etc.
• SDLT/LTT Returns
• Sale and purchases
• LR Applications
• Landlord notices etc.
• Due diligence (Reports on Title, Certificates of Title etc.)
• Case and transaction management i.e. collating, proof reading and reviewing documents for accuracy
• Legal and non-legal research through use of databases and other appropriate sources
• Assisting with other transactional or legal tasks required by the Real Estate group
• Ensuring high standard of delivery of work in accordance with agreed service delivery requirements and quality control frameworks and in line with required hours targets and to assume responsibility for maintenance of the delivery frameworks as necessary
• Understanding and triaging new instructions and where appropriate delegating appropriately to other team members
• Identifying training needs and lapses in service levels and addressing these with the team or on an individual basis to ensure a high level of service delivery
• Developing, delivering and maintaining accurate documentation, training and process manuals for the team and identifying opportunities for and implementing process improvement initiatives
• Assisting the Sigma Lawyer with transition of work from within the firm to the Reed Smith Legal Solutions team
• Assisting with ad hoc administrative and legal tasks under instruction

Key Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Passionate about delivering quality legal services
• Having superb case/project management skills
• Focused on efficiency, attention to detail and accuracy at all times when delivering legal services
• Resilient under pressure with the ability to meet tight deadlines and anticipate problems
• Ability to build good working relationships, credibility and trust with clients and colleagues
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and strong drafting and negotiating skills
• Having a positive “can-do” attitude, whether working individually or as part of a team
• Being able to successfully work as part of a team
• Comfortable with and capable of working proactively in a global organisation
• Being fluent in standard MS Office applications and able to quickly master new software.
• Taking personal ownership of self-improvement and being motivated by accountability
• Keeping up to date with developments in law and practice to ensure high quality of legal services is delivered
  
  

Education/Qualification/Experience

• Bachelor's degree
• Law degree or post-graduate legal certification/ qualification helpful but not essential
• Minimum 2 years’ experience of commercial real estate legal work as a paralegal, ideally within a full service commercial law firm.
  
  

At Reed Smith, we welcome direct applications either in response to one of our advertised vacancies or on a speculative basis. Please click on the “Apply Now” button to submit your details and we will be in touch.

No search firms/agencies please.

Reed Smith's success depends heavily on the effective utilization of qualified people, regardless of their race, ancestry, religion, colour, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, veteran's status, or any characteristic protected by law. As a firm, we adhere to and promote equal employment opportunity for all.

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have a disability or a long-term health condition and require adjustments to be made for you within the recruitment process, please contact a member of the Recruitment team. For more information on our approach to diversity and inclusion please visit our website .