At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage your own caseload, draft documents, and negotiate transactions in real estate.
- Company: Join a leading legal services firm with a focus on energy and utilities.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible working, generous holidays, and private medical insurance.
- Other info: Flexible hybrid working and excellent career progression opportunities await you.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the legal field while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Strong attention to detail and a background in law or real estate paralegal experience.
CMS is seeking an enthusiastic, dedicated Assistant Paralegal or experienced Real Estate Paralegal to join our Legal Services Unit in our Sheffield or Manchester office on a 9 month fixed term contract. The role will be focused on supporting one of our energy and utilities clients with documenting land rights in Scotland and England via servitudes and easements. This will include managing your own caseload of transactions, taking client instructions, negotiating the deeds and arranging completions.
About The Role
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Managing a busy caseload of transactions including liaising with the client to obtain instructions;
- Drafting the easement / servitude documentation, negotiating with the counterparty to the transaction and carrying out basic title reviews;
- Updating online trackers;
- Managing completion and post-completion registrations, forms, filing and client signing / reporting requirements.
About You
We are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Paralegal or experienced Real Estate-focused Paralegal. You will have a keen eye for detail with the ability to use your initiative and you must be used to dealing with a large workload. You should have a strong academic background and may have a degree in law or equivalent qualification. Alternatively, you may be working towards CILEX or have previous time-served Paralegal experience in a Real Estate background.
What’s in it for you? Benefits
We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:
- Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
- Flexible, hybrid working policy
- Generous bonus scheme
- Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
- Holiday exchange scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Enhanced parental leave
If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.
Paralegal (9 month FTC) in Manchester employer: CMS UK
Join a leading Antitrust, Competition & Trade team in Europe, where you will thrive in a dynamic work environment across London, Edinburgh, or Glasgow. With a strong commitment to employee development, we offer comprehensive training, a flexible hybrid working policy, and a generous bonus scheme, ensuring that you have the tools and support needed for meaningful career growth. Our collaborative culture encourages high levels of responsibility and client engagement from day one, making this an excellent opportunity for those seeking a rewarding and impactful role.
