Paralegal

Sewell Wallis is working with a globally present law firm, based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, that operates in 40+ countries and has 5,000 lawyers working for them.

Due to expansion, they're looking for a Paralegal who will be a central cog within Real Estate.

The right candidate will be an experienced Paralegal who ideally has some experience in Real Estate.

What will you be doing?

• Managing a busy caseload of transactions including liaising with the client to obtain instructions;
• Drafting the acquisition documentation, negotiating with the counter-party to the transaction and carrying out title reviews;
• Assisting with file opening procedures including preparing first draft of retainer letter and ensuring compliance with money laundering regulations;
• Working with data rooms and online trackers;
• Managing completion and post-completion registrations, forms, filing and client signing / reporting requirements.

What skills are we looking for?

• 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.
• Previous experience as a Paralegal.
• Previous experience in Real Estate.

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary.
• Hybrid working.
• Generous bonus scheme.
• 25 days holiday.

For more information, contact Lewis Walker or apply direct below.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.