Real Estate Paralegal- Scotland

Job Introduction

DACB is seeking a paralegal to join their Glasgow office to form part of the portfolio management real estate team (a national team of paralegals that support the real estate team across the UK). The role will be geared towards working as part of our Scottish real estate offering, with an opportunity to work with real estate colleagues across the country on nationwide projects.

Our Scottish real estate teams cover every aspect of transactional and contentious commercial real estate work, including in particular telecoms, development, investment, asset management, construction and landlord/tenant work.  Clients include telecoms operators, property management and development companies, house builders, health trusts and government bodies (local and central), owner-occupiers and institutions, both in the UK and overseas.  

The work expected of the role may involve, for example, running smaller-scale transactions from start to finish and managing bulk instructions, as well as assisting the team on larger-scale commercial transactions.  On the litigation side, the work will likely involve dealing with landlord/tenant asset management work, drafting pleadings and assisting with Court or Tribunal applications.  A knowledge of Scottish property law and/or experience of working in a real estate environment, particularly any experience in telecoms work, is therefore preferred.

Role Responsibility

The work expected of the role may involve, for example, running smaller-scale transactions from start to finish and managing bulk instructions, as well as assisting the team on larger-scale commercial transactions. 

On the litigation side, the work will likely involve dealing with landlord/tenant asset management work, drafting pleadings and assisting with Court or Tribunal applications. 

A knowledge of Scottish property law and/or experience of working in a real estate environment, particularly any experience in telecoms work, is therefore preferred.

The Ideal Candidate

In terms of technical skills and experience, the ideal candidate:

• Should have a minimum of a degree in Law (LLB or equivalent) and/or a Paralegal qualification.
• Preferably (but not essential as training will be provided) will have some knowledge of Scottish property law and/or experience of working in a real estate environment, particularly in telecoms law. 
• Is committed and enthusiastic, with a professional attitude to work and preferably a desire to commit long term to a career in this field. 
• Is able to work to deadlines, prioritise their own workload effectively under pressure and manage conflicting priorities.
• Is team oriented, with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team.  A collegiate approach to sharing knowledge and working with colleagues across the team is essential.
• Should be IT literate, with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. 
• Previous knowledge or experience of a case management system would be an advantage, but is not essential as full training is provided.

About the Company

We are a leading international legal business with over 2,500 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 Malaysia, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Central America, the USA, Australia and Germany.

We are a broad-based commercial firm with a strong heritage in 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 all of the UK’s top-ten insurers, we are market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-12 housebuilders.

We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 142 Chambers UK 2021 practice area and individual lawyer rankings. In Legal 500 UK 2021, the firm received a top tier ranking for 37 of its practice areas, and 58 DACB lawyers were singled out in the ‘Leading Individual' rankings.

Our successes have been recognised by the legal industry and the markets in which we operate. These accolades include two top prizes in the ‘Excellence in Business Development’ and ‘Excellence in Technology & Innovation’ categories of the 2020 Law Society Excellence Awards – the highest accolade for law firms in England & Wales. Our health sector team won the ‘Crisis Management Team of the Year’ award at the 2020 British Legal Awards for its support to the NHS at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our Cyber & Data Risk team received the ‘Business Development Innovation Award’ at the 2020 Legal Innovation Awards, as well as ‘Cyber Law Firm of the Year’ at the prestigious Insurance Insider Cyber Rankings Awards, for its market-leading suite of digital tools to help our clients prepare for and respond to cyber and data risk crises.

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.

Application Details

At DAC Beachcroft, we don’t just accept your differences we celebrate them.  From bespoke solutions for our clients, to treating you like an individual.  Our strength comes from your diverse ideas and bringing the whole you to work. So if you’re good at what you do, come as you are.  We welcome direct applications and are happy to talk flexible working.

We also want you to be at your very best.  Please feel free to let us know of any changes we can make at any point in the recruitment process that will help support your application.  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.

Note for Recruitment Agencies – the DAC Beachcroft recruitment team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible.  We do work with recruitment agencies and where we require external support we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us.  Speculative CVs sent by any agency to any DAC Beachcroft employee without a specific request by the recruitment team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable.  Our recruitment team can be contacted at recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com

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