Let us introduce ourselves… It is the people at Shakespeare Martineau that make us so special. By understanding what our people want, giving them the support they need, recognising everyone’s contribution and realising the unique power of teams; together we win. As a firm we are focused on proactively building and developing diverse teams, bringing different backgrounds, personalities and perspectives together. We play to our strengths, pushing ourselves to be consistently better than yesterday and deliver amazing solutions for our clients. We empower our teams with a high degree of individual responsibility; we self-manage and encourage everyone to be responsible for their own learning, knowing it makes us even better at what we do! We believe in trusting our people to make the right decisions for themselves from how you dress to how, when and where you work – we focus on outputs. Meet the team: Our Infrastructure team sits within the Commercial Property and Development super team and is led by Martin Jones, Infrastructure Partner. Based in Leicester and Stratford, the team deliver large-scale real estate projects such as New Lubbesthorpe. This is an exciting time to join a passionate, high performing team working on large real estate projects that drives the business forward and makes a real difference. The opportunity: Our team has grown from strength to strength, and we are looking for an ambitious individual to join us at paralegal level. What you will be doing: providing paralegal support to the team liaising with clients, and handling queries and enquiries where appropriate being responsible for and conducting various aspects of transactions drafting and producing forms and transactional documentation and conducting some transactions from start to finish, with support from other team members working with other team members on larger projects What you will need: good attention to detail and accuracy good communication skills a keen desire to learn and enhance your existing skills a hands on approach to work with and be part of a wider team the ability to build rapport with colleagues and clients alike the ability to manage time effectively and manage client demands a desire to develop the knowledge and expertise About you - you will be: self-motivated and with a desire to succeed well organised and motivated able to self-manage and take ownership of problems and pieces of work highly enthusiastic, willing to go the extra mile and be happy to go beyond the job description respectful towards others and have a positive, willing and ‘can do’ attitude keen to learn, interested in driving your own career progression and be proactive in taking ownership of this 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. Want to find out more about our amazing benefits? 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. About Shakespeare Martineau Shakespeare Martineau is part of Ampa Group, a leading house of brands in legal and professional services. Ampa Group brings together complementary firms - including Lime Solicitors, Mayo Wynne Baxter, Marrons and others - connected by shared values and a modern, people-first culture. As a group, we’re focused on unlocking potential. We believe in the power of & : corporate & human, purposeful & profitable, ambitious & inclusive. Ampa Group provides the shared infrastructure, development programmes, culture, values and empowered working framework that enable our brands, and our people, to thrive. For you, that means access to award-winning learning, flexibility built on trust, and opportunities to collaborate across a diverse network of specialists. Shakespeare Martineau remains its own distinctive brand with its own clients and markets. Ampa Group gives our people the strength of the group and the freedom to grow their careers in the way that works for them.