Paralegal or Senior Paralegal - LSU - Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield or Bristol

Experienced Real Estate Focused Paralegal

CMS is seeking an experienced Real Estate Paralegal to join our Legal Services Unit in our Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool or Bristol office.  The Legal Services Unit is the central paralegal team at CMS, assisting the associates and partners across the different departments in the UK offices on a wide variety of tasks and projects.  The role will be focussed on supporting our energy clients with English law transactions including: leading on negotiating and completing easements and wayleaves as well as options for and variations to such documents; and assisting with purchases and leases of sub-stations and construction compounds.

About CMS

CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 70 offices in over 40 countries and 5,000+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.

We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. We are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working.  Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.

About the Role

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Managing a busy caseload of transactions including liaising with the client to obtain instructions;
- Drafting the acquisition documentation, negotiating with the counterparty to the transaction and carrying out title reviews;
- Assisting with file opening procedures including preparing first draft of retainer letter and ensuring compliance with money laundering regulations;
- Working with data rooms and online trackers;
- Managing completion and post-completion registrations, forms, filing and client signing / reporting requirements.

About You

We are looking for an enthusiastic experienced Real Estate-focused Paralegal. You will have a keen eye for detail with the ability to use your initiative and you must be used to dealing with a large workload. You will have excellent organisational and time management skills and the ability to prioritise conflicting deadlines.  You must be an enthusiastic individual with exceptional communication skills and the ability to work well in a team.  You should have a strong academic background and a degree in law or equivalent qualification. Alternatively, you may be working towards CILEX or have previous time-served Paralegal experience in a Real Estate background.  Full training will be provided on our systems and processes, and we also have an ongoing training programme to help develop both legal knowledge and soft skills.  CMS has career development opportunities for individuals who demonstrate excellence and potential.

Equal Opportunities

At CMS, a next-generation mindset is woven into all we do. We're diverse, supportive and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture of sustainability in which every one of our people, whatever their background, can maximise their potential and thrive. For further information about CMS' diversity initiatives and programmes, please view the Diversity & Inclusion pages on our website.

Please apply online or contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions. For information regarding our competitive range of benefits please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.

Please note that CMS have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.

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