Post Completions Paralegal

An established, full-service law firm with a strong national presence is seeking a Post-Completion Paralegal to join its Real Estate & Projects team in London.

This is a demanding and rewarding role within a busy property practice, offering excellent exposure to a broad range of residential property work. The successful candidate will join a collaborative and supportive team and will have opportunities to further develop their technical skills and property knowledge.

The Real Estate team forms a core part of the firm’s practice and advises a wide-ranging client base, including housing providers, developers, charities, and private clients. The team handles transactions ranging from individual unit sales to large-scale developments and portfolio acquisitions and disposals.

This list is not exhaustive and may evolve to meet business needs:

• Managing your own caseload of high-volume residential property sales, including shared ownership and outright sales
• Handling all aspects of post-completion work, including requisitions
• Assisting with or managing staircasing matters and residential acquisitions and disposals
• Ensuring deadlines and transaction timelines are met
• Setting up and maintaining online document rooms
• Preparing regular progress reports and invoices for clients
• Carrying out legal research as required
• Communicating professionally and effectively with clients and third parties by phone and email
• Maintaining accurate and well-organised electronic files
• Supporting fee earners within the wider team
• Adhering to internal procedures, regulatory requirements, and accounts rules

• A law degree or equivalent qualification (or conversion)
• Previous experience in a similar role, ideally as a property paralegal
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach
• Competency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Excellent communication and client-care skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and manage competing priorities
• Experience working with developers and/or housing associations
• Exposure to staircasing, assignments, right to buy/right to acquire, lease extensions
• Experience with residential acquisitions and disposals
• Completing SDLT returns

If you’re interested, click the apply button or contact Niamh Nolan directly at Nia