Paralegal - real estate

What does the role involve?

The role is to provide high-quality legal support to the Real Estate team in Cambridge. You will be part of a dedicated client team dealing with innovative and complex investment and development projects for some of the firm’s leading clients.

Work will be supervised and will consist of a broad range of commercial property tasks including:

• Attending and supporting at client meetings
• Assisting with due diligence, lease reports and title reports
• Drafting documents using agreed standards and the firm’s precedent library
• Client liaison
• Arranging and holding conference calls with various parties, including clients
• Undertaking legal or other research
• Coordinating document management on large transactions
• Preparing engrossments
• Assisting principals with completions
• Dealing with all aspects of post completion for complex real estate transactions
• Financial and file management and running some files with supervision
• Dealing with ad hoc enquiries raised by clients in relation to the management of their estate

To apply for this vacancy please visit the ‘Join Us’ section of the Mills & Reeve website http://www.mills-reeve.com/vacancies/.

Why should I apply?

This is a good opportunity for an individual to gain hands on experience working in a busy and demanding environment within a forward thinking law firm. 

The firm has been named for a record thirteenth year running as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in The Sunday Times’ annual survey and is one of only a small number of organisations nationally to have achieved a listing for 13 years running, and the only UK law firm.

We have also achieved the much sought after Two Star Accreditation and been named as one of 100 Best Mid-Sized Companies to Work For as a result of outstanding levels of staff engagement and the firm’s commitment to creating a positive working environment for all employees.

What experience is required?

You are likely to have had previous paralegal, or equivalent experience and will have a solid academic background together with excellent IT skills.

What skills and attributes would I need?

• 2:1 degree and good A levels (grades A* to B), or equivalent
• Legal Practice Course (grade commendation or higher)
• Excellent IT literacy, including familiarity with Microsoft Office
• Excellent written English
• An ability to deliver accurate, technically correct and easy to understand pieces of work, which may include advice
• Attention to detail
• Enthusiastic and proactive attitude to work
• Flexible in approach
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• A confident personality and good sense of humour
• Friendly with good communication skills
• Willingness to work in a small, dedicated team
• Positive team player willing to tackle any task

Who would I be working with?

The NSL is headed up by partner, Beverley Firth.  You will be working predominantly for Michelle Cookson who is a partner in the NSL in Cambridge.  Michelle specialises in real estate development and investment work with a particular focus on the health and education sectors.

What else should I know?

Mills & Reeve is a major UK law firm renowned for its outstanding service to national and international clients, for its collaborative culture and for its deep sector expertise.

The firm has a strong sector focus with expertise in agriculture, charities, education, food and beverage, health, insurance, private wealth, real estate investment, sport and technology.

Clients include businesses – from PLCs to start-ups – high net worth individuals and landowners, more than 120 universities, colleges and education bodies and over 100 healthcare organisations.

Mills & Reeve is one of the top performing law firms in the UK when it comes to client satisfaction, according to the latest editions of Chambers UK and The Legal 500. The annual guides, which accumulate feedback from thousands of clients, place the firm in the top five law firms based on the number of top ranking practice areas.

Mills & Reeve is committed to promoting equality, diversity and to providing an inclusive and supportive environment. Please see our website to find further information regarding our diversity policy.  

We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements and endeavour to achieve the right balance for both our people and the business. This attitude to flexible working ensures we continue to provide outstanding service to our clients, whilst allowing our people to develop their careers in the knowledge that personal priorities will remain just that.