We have an opportunity for a Paralegal to support our Real Estate department in delivering commercial real estate work. We are happy to consider candidates at different levels of experience. You will work with and support fee earners across all three of our UK offices.
The role is available on a permanent basis and are full-time. You'll be based in Bristol although occasional travel to our offices in Reading and London, and to client offices, may be required in the longer term.
The practice
Our real estate team overall has a strong reputation for providing commercial advice to clients on everything from investment acquisitions and disposals and portfolio and asset management, forward funding and forward commitments, to complex mixed-use developments. Our team advises across all our clients' entire investment patterns including BTR, student accommodation, logistics and energy.
We are distinguished from our competitors by our market leading practices in a number of prominent specialist areas. These include Living (including build to rent, senior living etc) where we are recognised national leaders, energy - in particular major renewables projects run by leading names in the sector such as Foresight, Octopus and Oxford Capital Partners; student housing, where we have advised on significant deals for Global Student Accommodation Limited and Campus Living Villages; and retail both for landlords such as British Land and retail tenants such as M&S. In addition, we act for a number of large UK and overseas institutions, as major investors in UK real estate.
Our clients include the UK's leading house-builders Persimmon, Barratt, Taylor Wimpey, Bloor Homes and Linden, advising on residential development work, strategic land joint ventures and consortia arrangements.
The Team
The Real Estate department is made up of over 100 fee-earners across our Bristol, London and Reading offices including 20 Partners, 4 Legal Directors and a team of over 19 Paralegals.
The Role
The key responsibilities of the role will include, but not exclusively:
- Preparing reports on title;
- Assisting with post-completion matters ;
- Drafting, leases, licences, surrenders and deeds of variation;
- Working as part of a wider team on projects involving multiple sites;
- Attending internal and external team / progress update calls and meetings; and
- Contributing to internal and external training.
The Candidate
The successful candidate will:
- Demonstrate that they have gained experience providing support to a legal team within Real Estate matters;
- Demonstrate good oral and written communication skills;
- Have experience of prioritising competing commitments and working to deadlines;
- Demonstrate a client-orientated approach, both internally and externally;
Our recruitment process
We welcome direct applications for our opportunities - if you would like any further information about this role or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Jemma Jackaman (Recruitment Advisor) on [email protected]
Please note we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.
We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.