Property Paralegal
About the role
- 📌Role | Property Paralegal – Commercial Property
- 👥 Team | Commercial Property team, supporting two Partners within a multidisciplinary professional practice
- 🔍 Focus | Property transactions, legal drafting, due diligence, Land Registry, SDLT and post-completion matters
- 💡 Skills | Strong organisation, attention to detail, legal drafting, client communication, Excel, Adobe & Litera
- 🧩 Requirements | Experience with SDLT returns, Land Registry applications, title documentation, property due diligence and Reports on Title
- 📍 Location | London
We are seeking an experienced Property Paralegal to join our Commercial Property team in London. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a growing multidisciplinary professional practice, working alongside lawyers, accountants and tax advisers on a broad range of real estate matters.
We are a friendly, collaborative and entrepreneurial family run professional practice that prides itself on delivering exceptional client service whilst maintaining a supportive and enjoyable working environment. We believe in taking our job seriously, not ourselves.
The firm's continued growth provides genuine opportunities for ambitious individuals to develop their technical expertise, build client relationships and progress their careers within the firm.
The firm acts for developers, investors, landlords, tenants, lenders, entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team, we are looking for an experienced property paralegal to support two partners in our busy Commercial Property team.
You will enjoy direct exposure to high-quality commercial property work, working closely with partners on acquisitions, disposals, landlord and tenant matters, refinancing transactions and corporate real estate projects.
Caseload will include
- Assisting with legal research;
- Managing client communications;
- Drafting legal documents, including contracts and transfer deeds,.
- Drafting Reports on Title;
- Drafting Land Registry forms including AP1s and TR1s;
- Preparing completion statements;
- Drafting SDLT returns;
- Conducting, land registry searches and other due diligence tasks pre-completion
- Dealing with post-completion matters including Land Registry registrations and SDLT filings;
- Assisting the property partners with admin support, including (but not limited to):
- Organising legal files
- Maintaining accurate records,
- updating case management systems
Must haves
- Experience preparing SDLT returns and Land Registry applications.
- Familiarity with title documentation and property due diligence,
- Experience preparing Reports on Title.
- Highly organised with ability to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines
- Familiarity with technology e.g. Excel, Adobe, Litera
- Excellent attention to detail
- Proactive attitude
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Desirable
At least 2 years’ experience working within a commercial property department in a similar role.
