Real Estate Paralegal; FTC

Real Estate Paralegal (12 Month FTC)

Highly acclaimed US law firm is hiring an experienced Real Estate (Commercial) Paralegal to assist the team for an initial 12 month fixed-term contract due to the rapid expansion of the department, offering extremely high-level work from day one.

• Generous salary to £50,000
• Hybrid working – 3 days office / 2 days remote
• Lucrative overtime available
• Excellent benefits including 26 days holiday, generous pension, healthcare and flexible gym options

• Assist with drafting, reviewing and organising transaction documents, including NDAs, SPAs, disclosure schedules, corporate approvals and ancillary agreements
• Coordinate deal execution, including managing signing/closing checklists, collating signature pages and preparing closing sets
• Manage due diligence tasks: collecting documents, maintaining trackers, liaising with internal teams and foreign counsel
• Maintain and update transaction trackers, data rooms and other client/internal workflow tools
• Assist with Companies House filings and financial and corporate information checks
• Liaise directly with clients, counsel, counter parties and internal deal teams
• Conduct legal and market research to support Associates on transaction-related issues
• Handle general administrative support, such as proofreading documents, preparing filings and managing deal correspondence

• 12 months+ Commercial Real Estate / Property Paralegal experience within a law firm
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrate a client‑orientated approach, both internally and externally