Paralegal

Are you looking for a specialist Paralegal role in the Property Energy and Utilities sector?  Are you keen to progress your career within this sector?

We have an opportunity to join a high performing team which is also a great place to work. 

What we can offer you:

• A unique opportunity to work in a legal environment, without needing to have any legal training
• A chance to work with experienced experts to help train you to become an expert yourself in what you do
• A chance to build a career with us, with opportunities for promotions without the need for specific qualifications
• A chance to work with market leading technology
• A chance to build long-standing relationships with our clients and to project manage transactions
• A culture of trust and empowerment with responsibility and autonomy over your work and the freedom to manage when and how you do it
• The support and encouragement of a great team behind you and friendly partners who all want to help you thrive
• A competitive package with great benefits

The role:

Our real estate energy team focus on innovative solutions to renewable energy and flexible energy generation. We have exciting growth plans, which will see us continuing to work with the best clients in, and beyond, the Midlands on the best projects.

We already have a strong team of qualified solicitors working within the team, and we are looking for a skillset beyond legal knowledge. The role is to manage and progress legal transactions for utility companies, with a large part of the role being project management and communication with numerous stakeholders who want to secure the utility connection. This is typically electricity, gas, heat and water connections, where legal rights are needed to install and keep the equipment in situ.

This market leading team has grown from strength to strength and we are looking for ambitious individuals to join us.

What you will be doing:

• Providing paralegal support to the volume utilities team.
• Liaising with clients, and handling queries and enquiries where appropriate
• Conducting all aspects of transactions and completing them to a high standard
• Drafting and producing forms and transactional documentation 

What you will need:

• The willingness and ability to learn the legal nature of these type of transactions. Largely this means ensuring that suitable property rights are granted to our clients to install and retain their equipment.
• The ability to manage volume transactions with good levels of attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent communication skills. This is critical to the success of this role.
• A keen desire to learn and enhance your existing skills.
• The ability to build rapport with colleagues and clients alike.
• A desire to develop the knowledge and expertise of the team, as well as yourself.
• Finally, the mind-set to build a career in this sector. 

Benefits, Agile Working and Additional information

We embrace agile working and offer a blended approach to where and how we work.

We appreciate that people have different needs and preferences and we’re keen to be flexible, after all, we value what you do, not where you do it.

We have the following hubs across the UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Sheffield, Solihull, Stratford upon Avon & Tunbridge Wells.

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Additional information:
Please be aware, for some vacancies, where we receive high numbers of applications we may need to bring the close date forward.

Due to the nature of the work undertaken, confirmation of employment will be subject to a variety of checks which will be carried out once an offer of employment is accepted. Details of the checks can be found here.

Equal opportunities
Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.