Paralegal – Commercial Property and Company Commercial

Coventry City Centre with hybrid working following probation/training

Salary £25,000 to £30,000 commensurate with experience and qualifications

We are seeking an experienced Paralegal to support a busy Commercial team of a forward-thinking, award-winning, expanding law firm at their office in Coventry city centre. 

Paid parking is available. Hybrid working may be accommodated, following an initial probation/training period. 

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious legal professional to work for a modern, friendly, forward-thinking law firm, who invest heavily in training and development. 

Training contracts will genuinely be considered for eligible employees in the longer term. SQE and CILEx training may also be accommodated.

The position will involve: 

• Covering a broad spectrum of commercial work; predominantly within commercial property, but also dealing with general company commercial matters
• Assisting with landlord and tenant matters, acquisitions and disposals, development, sale and purchase contracts etc. for predominantly private commercial sector clients
• Dealing with title issues and other due diligence
• Preparing legal documents relating to commercial property transactions such as sale/purchase contracts, leases, licences to assign, rent deposit deeds
• Bundling of key documents and assisting with report writing to clients
• Liaising with clients by telephone, email and face to face
• Taking accurate instructions and using initiative to action instructions on behalf of the team

This is a support role, leading to a fee earning position in the longer term. Fee-earning duties, however, can be included in the role for candidates with the relevant fee-earning experience and this will be reflected in the commencement salary.

Suitable candidates will have

• Around 2 years’+ experience of either residential conveyancing or commercial property work (essential)
• Experience of  company commercial work within a law firm (preferred but not essential)
• Good time management, organisation and attention to detail
• A law degree
• Ideally LPC/LLM (preferred but not essential)
• Ideally experience of working for a Lexcel accredited law firm
• A sound understanding of the commercial property conveyancing process

Candidates must be local to Coventry, within an easily commutable distance, and be able to demonstrate longevity in their employment history. 

Note: Salary stated is given as a guideline in line with current market rate and will be dependent on experience and qualifications.  The above information is correct to the best of our knowledge.