Real Estate Paralegal

Description:

Our client is a Future Facing firm. With 75 offices in 43 countries and 4,800+ lawyers worldwide, they combine deep sector understanding with a global overview. They are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of delivering legal services. Their bold approach to a changing future ensures that they nurture employees and recruit top talent.

About the role:

The role is to support the UK Real Estate team for our client who provide advice in property investment and development, planning and dispute. This firms clients include large development companies, banks, pension funds, private investors and retail funds.

Responsibilities will include:

• Managing a busy caseload of transactions, for example dealing with short term leases, licences to occupy, licences to assign, licences for alterations, surrenders, deeds of variation/easement and rent reviews;
• Managing straightforward purchases and sales (including auction sales and residential plot sales) and supporting larger / complex / portfolio purchases and sales, including the routine project management, title and tenancy diligence and preparation for completion;
• Carrying out title and occupational lease review exercises and preparing/assisting with the preparation of reports/certificates of title;
• Assisting with file opening procedures including preparing first draft of retainer letter and ensuring compliance with money laundering regulations;
• Set up and management of data rooms;
• Assistance with completion and post-completion registrations, forms, filing and client signing / reporting requirements.