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Paralegal Real Estate

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Job Introduction

We are looking for a Paralegal to join our dynamic and highly respected Real Estate Construction team in Newcastle on a permanent basis.

DAC Beachcroft currently has the largest non-contentious construction team in Newcastle and are looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join the team as a Paralegal to play an active role in the continued growth and success of the team in collaboration with the wider practice in the North East.

The role offers the unique opportunity to handle your own case load and experience managing client relationships. Progression within the role is encouraged and managed by experienced and knowledgeable senior members of the team. In addition, the role offers the potential to qualify via the CILEX route making it ideal for an ambitious individual seeking a lasting career in non-contentious construction or a commercially related area of law.

The team has built up an exceptional reputation in the residential development sector and is on national panels with a number of top name house builders. The team also acts for local and national private developers, large national and international corporates, contractors, construction professionals, public sector organisations and education sector institutions. The team is also increasingly winning and servicing work in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

 

Role Responsibility

Specific responsibilities include but are not restricted to:

  • Providing advice to clients regarding contract procurement and the drafting of bespoke contracts.
  • Advising on, drafting and negotiating development agreements, building and engineering contracts and supply chain agreements.
  • Responding to ad hoc requests for information from clients, document preparation and research.
  • Interaction with the firm’s clients, providing a high level of client service at all times.
  • Exercising full compliance with DAC Beachcroft policies, procedures and protocols.
  • Demonstrating a high level of financial and case/file management.
  • Contributing to fee-earning and non-fee-earning activity as appropriate e.g. knowledge sharing, training, assisting and preparing updates for clients and the team, legal research, input into pitch documents and tendering exercises etc.
  • Building an awareness of the Firm's other services and developing effective internal and external networks.
  • Handling confidential information in line with the firms' data security protocols.

The Ideal Candidate

  • Graduate in law or law related subject with previous non-contentious Paralegal experience being desirable but not essential.
  • Experience of working in a target driven commercial environment would be an advantage.
  • Excellent commercial awareness and an interest in broader business issues.
  • Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
  • Ability to deal confidently and professionally with clients and colleagues on day to day issues.
  • Excellent organisational skills, able to prioritise and manage tasks within set timeframes.
  • Excellent relationship and client handling skills. Able to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day to day issues. Able to demonstrate a reasonable level of self-sufficiency, combined with an awareness of the boundaries of own competence/authority.
  • An ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than an ‘academic’ approach to legal issues.
  • Change oriented with a positive, flexible approach towards the implementation of new initiatives.
  • Team oriented and collegiate with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team.
  • Pro-active with a ‘can do’ attitude.
  • Excellent IT skills, to include Word, Excel and Outlook.

About the Company

We are a leading international legal business with over 2,400 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Singapore, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Northern Ireland, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Brazil, Peru, Central America, Argentina, the USA, Australia and Germany.

We are known for our market-leading presence in sectors such as Insurance, Health and Real Estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, ranging from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for the majority of the top 30 insurance and financial services companies operating in the UK. We are the asset management lawyers for the UK’s largest shopping centres and act for 9 of the UK’s top 10 housebuilders.

We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 155 Chambers UK 2019 practice area and individual lawyer rankings, including 30 rankings at 'Band 1' level. In Legal 500 UK, 2018, the firm received top tier ranking for 32 of its practice areas and 59 practice areas in the top two tiers. In March 2018, we were named as one of Legal Week's Best Legal Advisors for the third year running, achieving category-leading satisfaction scores for our commercial approach, service delivery, quality of legal advice, communication & responsiveness and overall relationships.

Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. For further details on our work and our culture, please visit www.dacbeachcroft.com.

DAC Beachcroft is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from every sector of the community. We also welcome direct applications. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.

DAC Beachcroft

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