Paralegal - Transactional Real Estate

Are you keen to find an exciting new role where you will be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking, agile team? If so, come and join us on the journey.

Why Michelmores? Michelmores is the destination law firm for the ambitious, the imaginative and the distinctive. We help enterprises and individuals navigate change to find a positive future.

We are a flexible, friendly and inclusive organisation with as clear a focus on fresh thinking as we have on growth and success. We value and nurture our people’s potential and aspiration and give them a creative, open and collaborative environment in which to develop a career and succeed.

We believe that whatever your legal experience, you’ll find Michelmores different. From day one, we encourage our Paralegals to feel truly part of the team they support and the wider Firm. Our people are approachable and collaborative. Central to our culture is our friendly and flexible environment, which genuinely allows our people to grow and flourish, both professionally and personally. We really care about what we stand for and want to move forward, together.

What sort of work? Our highly experienced Transactional Real Estate (TRE) group is looking for a Paralegal to join our Exeter office, working as part of our Residential Development team. In this role you will support the team in delivering efficient and effective legal and administrative day-to-day support to the team dealing with development clients and wider commercial property work. Duties will include:

• Providing efficient and effective support, aiming to meet all targets set by clients in respect of exchange and completion deadlines.
• Assisting with due diligence and reporting to clients.
• Assisting with the preparation and drafting of routine transaction documents.
• Operating the case management system and all other forms of reporting to clients.
• Ensuring deposits and completion monies are remitted to clients in the correct manner, when required.
• Attending meetings with clients where necessary and updating clients on all active matters whenever required by any method the client requires.
• Maintaining effective communication with colleagues across the Firm, as required.
• Maintaining time recording on client matters on a daily basis in accordance with the firm's procedures.
• Managing files diligently and reviewing each regularly.
• Complying with internal policies and procedures, ethical standards and regulatory requirements.
• Ensuring the confidentiality and security of all firm and client documentation and/or information.

Why this team? Our TRE team is a leading real estate team operating across all offices and offers the full range of services to the Real Estate Sector. They combine technical know-how with our formidable, commercial approach. We know what first class looks like. Our team members hail from some of the best City practices and many are recognised as 'leading individuals' by Chambers & Partners.

Specifically, our Residential Development team is particularly strong. We act for a wide range of regional and national house builders, residential developers and landowners, including providers of affordable housing, student accommodation and retirement housing.

In relation tostrategic landdevelopment, the team has an in-depth knowledge of promotion agreements and other legal structures and issues relating to the delivery of strategic land to development stage. We offer a full service to developers, promoters and landowners, including complex planning and tax issues.

Our team is accustomed to delivering projects in the most commercially effective and tax-efficient way.

The team’s experience and proactive approach is valued by our clients, and our commitment and specialist understanding of this sector is widely recognised.

How do we work? We take a flexible, agile approach to working patterns. As a team we agree together on the best working arrangements that will enable each of us to provide exceptional client service, to collaborate and connect with colleagues, and to achieve the right home/work balance.

As a Firm we are committed to supporting our people across all levels to achieve the balance they need. We are open to talking about flexible working and empower any candidate to put forward a flexible working pattern to meet their needs.

Who are we looking for? We are looking for somebody who will understand our values and thrive in our culture. The role will be based in our Exeter office and the ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience of working as a paralegal in a real estate team / CILEx qualified.
• Experience of delivering excellent client service to both external and internal clients.
• Experience of working in a process driven environment and working to deadlines.
• Excellent organisational skills, demonstrable examples of multi-tasking and an ability to juggle competing priorities and work well under pressure.
• Excellent IT skills and proficient with Microsoft Office.

Other skills required include:

• Excellent interpersonal skills; effective communication at all levels (written and verbal).
• A commercial, pro-active 'can do' and professional approach to work.
• Must be flexible, successfully adapting to changing demands and conditions.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Must interact well with others in a sensitive and effective way - a team player.
• Understand the importance of confidentiality and use of discretion.
• Must be self-motivated, committed to working towards goals with strong enthusiasm and career commitment.
• Self-confidence, initiative, and innovative thinking.

This is a great opportunity to join a Firm which believes potential, inspiration, and teamwork should be valued and nurtured.

We work hard to create and sustain an open and collaborative environment. We embrace change and constantly evolve to meet our people’s diverse needs, in the same way that we help our clients to navigate and stay ahead of developments, to move forward together.

Next Steps

To apply please click below or if you would like to talk to someone about the role, please call Sarah McLean in our Recruitment Team on 07754 555106.

Michelmores LLP is an Equal Opportunities Employer

We do not discriminate on grounds of race, gender, marital status, age, religion, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability or sexual orientation in the selection, recruitment and treatment of our staff.

View our Inclusion and Belonging pages for more information.

As part of our recruitment policy our candidates are subject to pre-employment screening checks. The Employee Screening Process includes DBS screening, adverse media checks, financial screening, and will also involve verification of employment history, your right to work in the UK and any relevant qualifications and memberships. If you would like further information around this, at this stage, please get in touch with our recruitment team (***email_hidden***)

• No agencies please – any agency assistance will be via invitation only. Please note any speculative candidates submitted via agencies without invitation will not be considered as represented by that agent.