Real Estate Paralegal- Southampton

Paralegal, Core Real Estate, Southampton

Our market-leading Real Estate practice combines key sector knowledge, unparalleled technical ability and a commercial focus, which ensures clients receive the best possible support and guidance. We are consistently ranked number one by the legal directories across all of real estate disciplines with lawyers that are recognised as experts in their fields.

The Southampton office combines with our offices in London and Manchester to give a broad and deep real estate capability across the sector. There is strong collaboration with teams in London and Manchester with matters being resourced seamlessly between our three UK offices, drawing on different practices and skills in our various locations.

Through a mixture of new technology and innovative working methods, we are able to offer our clients an efficient, cost effective and tailored service. You will have the opportunity to work on complex and high value transactions in a flexible and fast-paced environment.

Working with team members in Southampton, Manchester and London, you will be responsible for:

• Providing support to real estate lawyers on a wide range of commercial property transactions;
• Assisting with drafting documents (subject to being provided with the right training), including but not limited to replies to pre-contract enquiries, licences to alter, 1954 Act paperwork, licences to occupy, tenancies at will and short term leases. As your experience grows we would look to you to run these types of transactions with increasing independence.
• Dealing with post-completion formalities such as SDLT and Land Registry applications (or assisting with the delegation of these actions to the relevant teams).
• Organising and operating data sites for transactions and deeds management.
• Assisting on discrete tasks supporting the real estate team, for example, dealing with real estate conditions precedent on a financing transaction.
• Assisting the team with searches and title queries including using Orbital Witness. Starting to review search results to populate title reporting.
• Supporting the team in client relationship value added initiatives including reporting.

Skills and experience required:

• Organised with a strong ‘can-do’ attitude
• Strong client and team relationship skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong IT skills
• Determination to complete work to the highest quality with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Calm under pressure
• Ability and willingness to turn work around quickly and sometimes work outside of standard hours

At BCLP we understand the value of a workforce with diverse perspectives and experiences, and we believe people perform at their best when they can truly be themselves at work. We aim to create an inclusive environment where all our employees are valued, motivated and able to be themselves. In order to provide the best possible service to our robust client base, we are committed to recruiting, retaining, rewarding and developing our people with regard to their abilities and contributions and without reference to their background, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, political belief, disability or any other applicable protected characteristic.