Solicitor / Experienced Paralegal

Department: Commercial Property – Banking Team

Location: Edinburgh

Working hours: Whilst this role is ideally 9am-5pm Monday-Friday (35 hours per week) we are open to considering flexible or part time working to suit the requirements of the business.

Reporting to: Commercial Property Partners

Job type: Permanent

Closing date: Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and interviews held on a rolling basis.

Your responsibilities:

• We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Paralegal, or Solicitor to join our forward-thinking and dynamic Banking team.
• You will play a key role in delivering a high-quality service to a diverse client base of banks, lenders and borrowers.
• The role involves acting on either the lender or borrower side in relation to banking, property finance and secured lending transactions.
• Examining and reporting on title, preparing and negotiating loan and security documentation.
• Co-ordinating the drawdown of loan funds, redemption of existing loans and security, completion of lending transactions, registration of security.
• Generally supporting the wider Banking team, as well as taking part in business development opportunities.
• Prior property/title examination experience is essential to the role. Training will be provided on all other elements.
• This role is preferably office based however, depending on experience, flexible WFH/hybrid arrangements will be considered.

About us:

At Lindsays, we're a full-service law firm with a strong reputation for helping individuals, families, businesses, and charities navigate life’s opportunities and challenges with confidence and trust. From our offices across Scotland, our team combines expertise with a commitment to care and consideration, guiding our clients through the moments in life that matter most.

With strong residential property and private client departments, we also have an expanding range of corporate and commercial services, encompassing company law, corporate finance, intellectual property, technology, employment, charity law, rural property, commercial property and construction, all of which enjoy an excellent reputation in the marketplace.

With 56 Partners and over 300 staff, our goal is to have the right staff with the right skills to ensure we best advise and support our clients. We are committed to investing in our people and believe in helping our staff succeed.

Diversity and inclusion play an integral part in the people strategy at Lindsays. We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where our people feel valued and can reach their full potential.

Equal opportunities: Lindsays is committed to achieving a working environment which provides equality of opportunity and freedom from unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, disability, religion or beliefs, age or sexual orientation.

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Benefits:

• 30 days annual leave, and 9 fixed public holidays.
• Flexible holiday options.
• Holiday purchase scheme to top up your annual allowance.
• Support for life events.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay entitlements, plus contractual sick pay.
• Pension scheme to support your future.
• Protection for your family.
• Help when you need it.
• Discounted legal fees and access to a travel loan scheme.
• Investing in you: Career development support to help you grow and progress.
• Access to online GP appointments, counselling and health & wellbeing resources.
• Discounted gym memberships for all employees.

Why work at Lindsays?

No matter your career stage or role, when you work at Lindsays, you’ll be part of a firm where talent is nurtured, careers are developed, and a healthy work-life balance is encouraged. We offer a positive culture, varied work, and competitive benefits. And we support our people to achieve their goals.

Life at Lindsays is rewarding. And we don’t just mean the benefits package or the work. Our culture is welcoming and supportive, and as one of our early-stage solicitors put it, ‘Everyone wants you to succeed’. We value the fact that our people bring different experiences, backgrounds and lives outside of work into their legal careers, and we actively support non-traditional routes into law.