Commercial Property Paralegal (Remote & Flexible Working)

Job description

Company:

The Paralegal role is an exciting opportunity within the UK’s most innovative and disruptive online legal platform, LawBite. LawBite is a law tech business revolutionising the legal industry and helping thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners to start, grow and succeed through our online platform and expert legal advice. SMEs lose over £13 billion each year in the UK by failing to access clear and affordable legal advice – we aim to radically change this equation. We use the latest on-line tools and advanced data science to streamline the lawyer-client experience – delivering expert legal advice that is faster and easier to access, clearer to understand and commonly 50% the cost of comparable lawyers.

As a fully SRA regulated law firm (Lawbriefs Ltd), we are going through a period of fast dynamic growth and as we increasingly partner with large brands, we are experiencing even greater demand for LawBite services. We are looking for motivated key players to join the paralegal team to help support our expert lawyers and drive our client experience to the next level.

Job Role:

We are seeking a proactive and efficient paralegal, who is experienced within commercial property and litigation. The tasks would include:

• Providing paralegal support for lawyers, specifically within Commercial Litigation and Commercial Property.
• Case handling and file management on legal matters relating to Corporate, Commercial, Disputes/Litigation, Property, IP, Software, Employment, Media and GDPR Law
• Proactively managing and monitoring own caseload of files, including quick and efficient responses to lawyers and clients
• Meeting all lawyer deadlines
• Responsible for maintaining Paralegal calendar/spreadsheet and ensuring these are monitored daily and regularly updated. Ensuring Lawyer is alerted at various points before deadlines
• Managing compliance on all paid files

Required Experience:

• Commercial Property experience is essential. (E.g. experience with Land registry and other property searches, SDLT submissions, Submitting AP1 & TR1’s, checking title deeds, liaising with search providers, contacting management companies & lenders, managing through commercial property transactions, completion statements, OS1's, checking company registration certificates, land registry requisitions)
• Commercial Litigation experience would be preferable.

Essential Skills:

• Organisation and time management skills
• Speed and efficiency with the ability to multi-task and prioritise multiple projects with simultaneous deadlines whilst working in a fast-paced, pressured environment
• Proactive attitude with ability to use initiative
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Leadership skills as this is a Team Leader position

What you will receive:

• Competitive salary, plus up to 25% OTE commission
• Hybrid and flexible working options, including working from home
• Quick progression with multiple careers paths
• Qualifying Work Experience under the SQE route
• Attractive workplace benefits
• The chance to work in an innovative professional services environment

Location: This is a remote position and will allow you to work from home. You will be provided with a laptop.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Flexitime
• Profit sharing
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Commission pay
• Loyalty bonus
• Performance bonus

Application question(s):

• You will be working from home the majority of the time, but will need to come into our West London office as and when required, if there is a reason for you to do so (e.g. to deal with urgent original documents etc). Is this realistic for you?
• When is the earliest date that you are available to start work?

Experience:

• post-completion Commercial Property: 1 year (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London