Paralegal - Commercial Property in Southampton

Ready to take your career to the next level? We’re one of the UK’s most forward‑thinking law firms, built on a foundation of innovation, collaboration, and ambition. Join us, and let’s shape the future together.

The role in 60 seconds:

• Role: Paralegal
• Team: Commercial Property
• Locations: Southampton
• Working Pattern: Full‑time

What you’ll do:

• Manage matter set‑up and administration, ensuring compliance with risk and internal procedures.
• Handle post‑completion processes, including SDLT returns and Land Registry applications, responding to requisitions, tracking progress and keeping clients informed.
• Provide support on acquisitions and disposals within client property portfolios.
• Assist with lease and license management, including landlord and tenant matters.
• Support with title administration and portfolio management – reviewing title documents, conducting Land Registry searches and maintaining accurate records.
• Draft, amend and maintain precedent letters and house‑style documents.
• Ensure proper archiving, storage, and retrieval of property documents and deeds.
• Generate and circulate client reports, ensuring timely updates and delivery.
• Handle travel and diary management, ensuring fee earners are fully prepared for meetings.
• Respond to client and stakeholder queries with clear, professional communication.

What we’re looking for:

• Thrives in a fast paced, client focused environment.
• Has prior experience working in the commercial property space, preferable but not essential.
• Demonstrates strong commercial awareness and business aptitude.
• Works methodically with exceptional attention to detail in both content and presentation.
• A shared passion for innovation, collaboration – achieving great things together.

Join a seriously ambitious firm:

• An ambitious growth strategy that opens up opportunities for our people to make their mark.
• A client base that spans household names, thriving startups and ambitious enterprises.
• A culture built on our values of being refreshingly human, entrepreneurial, inclusive and collaborative.
• A strong focus on being a responsible business with a commitment to sustainability and giving back to our communities.
• Comprehensive professional development and training – whatever your role and level we have training that will support you to achieve your goals.
• Progressive benefits tailored to you.
• Competitive salary and performance‑linked bonus.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Private healthcare and wellbeing initiatives (e.g. mental health support, gym memberships).
• A modern, flexible working environment.

Ready to apply? Hit the "Apply Now" button. Send us your CV and a quick note on why this role is perfect for you. Our team will review your application and be in touch, whatever the outcome.

Invited for interview? With a straightforward process typically involving two interviews, our talent acquisition team will guide you through every step, ensuring you feel confident and prepared to show us what you can do. We’re here to support your individual needs. If you require any adaptations or adjustments, we’re more than happy to accommodate these. Before your interview, we’ll contact you to discuss the themes we’ll cover and answer any questions you might have. If you’d like to visit our offices ahead of time or need any further information, just let us know.

Let’s make your next career move the start of something extraordinary. Successful applicants will be required to complete a pre‑employment screening process which includes a financial integrity check and a DBS check.

Our offer to you: In return for your efforts, you can expect scope for personal as well as professional development. We encourage people to engage with our popular and well supported coaching and mentoring programmes, which connect you to people right across the firm and at every level. We create space for mental and physical wellbeing with our weekly Lifestyle Hour, along with market‑leading family friendly policies, including a fertility support package, health cash plan, 28 days annual leave, a day off for your birthday, and a sabbatical you can take every 5 years. You can also buy holiday, and manage your benefits flexibly using our sophisticated portal to configure your total reward offer according to what you value most. As part of this, you can make ongoing or one‑off donations to our charitable foundation and access our CSR programme where you can engage with community‑based initiatives (as a team, or individually) twice a year, to give something back where you feel it matters.

Equal Opportunities: We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we invite applicants to complete optional demographic questions. Any information you choose to share will be anonymised and not linked to your application. We are committed to supporting our employees to achieve their aspirations through meaningful careers with balanced rewards, continuous learning and a progressive, inclusive working environment.