Paralegal - Real Estate in Manchester

Our Real Estate Division acts for NHS organisations, local government, independent health and social care providers, emergency services providers and primary healthcare providers (GPs, dentists and pharmacists). We are consistently ranked in the top tier in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK directories for Healthcare and our expertise sets us apart from the competition. Our purpose is to deliver results that matter, and our mission is to be the firm of choice for organisations who work to make a difference. We are committed to putting people first, doing the right thing and forward thinking.

Location: Exeter or Manchester

The quality and breadth of work that we carry out is extremely wide. Whilst we work in specialist sectors, the fundamentals of property law still apply. This means we deal with significant volumes of development work (for example in relation to new hospital and health centre developments as well as major Local Government regeneration schemes), landlord and tenant, asset management and major land sales. We also have a dedicated, specialist property litigation and primary care teams.

We look to recruit future trainees from our pool of paralegals. This means we are always looking for good paralegals who are willing to learn and develop in some of the most politically sensitive and exciting sectors to be involved in. As a result, we want to ensure that our paralegals gain as much practical, hands-on experience across all of our client types as possible. None of our paralegal team are sitting at their desks and carrying out mundane tasks. The whole team is actively engaged in real, substantive work for real clients, many of whom are household names carrying out vital public services. Several of our paralegals are on long-term client secondments which is another fantastic way to develop experience.

We have a very strong track record of developing our own people all the way through from paralegals and trainees to partners and we plan to continue with this! We achieve this by ensuring that our paralegals are supported from day 1 both in all their day-to-day work (via supervision) but also via our highly developed Learning and Development programme, with a full schedule of training events, and our specialist Divisional Manual, with an extensive range of precedents to help all our team to produce consistently high-quality work.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Case management and case progression, supervised by our Associates, Legal Directors and Partners;
• Supporting our Associates, Legal Directors and Partners with all types of legal work including major capital developments, commercial regeneration schemes, land sales and landlord and tenant work;
• Drafting all types of legal documents;
• Attending meetings with clients;
• Opportunities to go on client secondments;
• Opportunities to work with our specialist property litigation and primary care teams;
• Negotiating legal documents with the other side, with support and supervision as appropriate;
• Site visits;
• Legal research.

Skill Set:

• At least a 2:1 undergraduate degree;
• Ideally an LPC or BVC qualification (LPC would be preferred but is not essential);
• A passion to work with our clients and make a positive change to people's lives;
• Excellent IT skills;
• The ability to adhere to and manage deadlines and work to a chargeable hours target;
• Good written skills;
• Good administration skills;
• Good problem-solving and communication skills;
• Confidence and a person-centred approach.

Candidates will also be expected to demonstrate at interview that they:

• Understand the role applied for and the work undertaken in the team applied for (if known) and the division as a whole;
• Have strong organisational skills and a positive, can-do attitude;
• Have good attention to detail;
• Are able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment and be able to respond to the needs of our clients;
• Are proactive and able to work independently as well as part of a team;
• Are self-motivated.

Interview Process:

The first stage will either be a 20-minute telephone interview or we will ask you to complete an online video screening which will involve recording your answers to some role-related questions. The second stage will be an online team’s interview, which can last up to 1 hour. After your interview, you will be asked to complete a role-related test. This can last up to 45 minutes. Please ensure that you have enough time to complete the test when booking in for an interview. We will aim to deliver outcomes within 2 weeks following the completion of your interview.

Capsticks is an inclusive employer:

At Capsticks we value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment where everyone is able to be themselves and reach their full potential. Capsticks is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and therefore we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, background, culture, ethnicity, race, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, neurodiversity, religion and beliefs. We will make reasonable adjustments to our application and interview process to ensure that you have the best chance of success. We understand that there's not a 'one size fits all' approach to adjustments so our team will work with you individually to understand more about your requirements.