CMS is seeking enthusiastic, dedicated Assistant Paralegals and experienced Real Estate Paralegals to join our Legal Services Unit in our Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool or Edinburgh office on a 12 month fixed term contract.
The role will be focused on supporting one of our energy and utilities clients with documenting land rights in Scotland and England via servitudes and easements. This will include managing your own caseload of transactions, taking client instructions, negotiating the deeds and arranging completions.
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 easement / servitude documentation, negotiating with the counterparty to the transaction and carrying out basic title reviews;
- Updating online trackers;
- Managing completion and post-completion registrations, forms, filing and client signing / reporting requirements.
About You
We are looking for enthusiastic Assistant Paralegals and experienced Real Estate-focused Paralegals. 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 may 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.
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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