Real Estate Paralegal (6 month FTC)

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals. Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years. As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs. At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas. We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world. All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.

Primary Responsibilities

• Asset management work (drafting and dealing with licences, wayleaves and rent review memoranda)
• Setting up and ongoing management / maintenance of datarooms, including analysing and collating documentation to be uploaded to each dataroom including review for consistency, accuracy and general requirements for sale preparation
• Help with the logistics of preparing and updating a large number of certificates of title and lease reports
• Producing initial drafts of client reports and assisting with the preparation of documents
• Preparing and submitting SDLT returns
• Obtaining EPCs
• Obtaining official copies and title documents from the Land Registry and other general Land Registry tasks
• Verification of tenancy schedules
• Preparation of template draft transactional documents
• Coordination of reliance letter and warranty procurement and the execution process
• Preparation of engrossments and coordination of exchange and completion processes
• Project management including managing diaries / agendas for project conference calls and keeping team updated on project milestones
• Setting up and managing DocuSign envelopes
• Attending to post completion matters including assistance with SDLT returns and Land Registry applications
• Maintaining deeds, scheduling, archiving and updating records
• Other related paralegal tasks as required

Qualifications, skills and experience

• Law degree or other undergraduate degree (ideally 2.1 or first class honours)
• Exposure to Real Estate law, through degree / LPC / SQE or previous employment
• Previous paralegal work (or similar) within the Real Estate sector, ideally in a large law firm
• Experience creating and managing data rooms or large scale transactions, including use of HiQ and Sharepoint
• Experience ordering standard searches and dealing with Land Registry processes
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications
• Competencies Personal Leadership Builds Authentic Relationships Collaborates with others Enhances the Client Experience Achieves Results Team Real Estate

Working Pattern Full time

Location London

Contract type Fixed Term Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.

At Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, we align your growth and ambition with ours. We invest in your personal and professional growth and support you to achieve your ambitions. And you share responsibility for playing a part in delivering the firm’s growth and ambition too.

A leading global law firm, with over 6,000 people, we are in the world's largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs. We’re recognised leaders in demanding contentious matters, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private transactions. We’re immersed in the many challenges facing our clients. We’re invested and resourceful. We understand the part technology and digitalisation play in the delivery of legal services. We want to make a positive impact wherever in the world we operate. You’ll have the opportunity to engage with this with an open mind and curiosity. We are known for our diverse perspectives and renowned for our culture. Being human, bold and outstanding are more than our values: you’ll discover they are our lived experience. And by being ambitious for your growth and ours, we’ll achieve our goals together.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your growth. Our ambition