Overview
The specialist team specialises in advising banks and specialist lenders in taking security over commercial, mixed use and buy to let properties across England and Wales on a high volume basis.
Responsibilities
Technical Ability
* Draft and amend documents with speed and accuracy
* Format, paginate, number and present documents in Birketts LLP house style
* Proofread all work, checking for spelling and grammar
* Proactively work with the fee earners to ensure relevant documentation is produced to meet clients' expectations and deadlines
* Undertake fee earning under supervision
Administrative Skills
* Send and respond to email correspondence and phone calls
* Process account forms, payment requisition forms and arrange advances
* Process documentation including new client and new matter information, money laundering documentation, preparation of security documentation using templates, etc.
* Ensure that all electronic filing and paper based filing is up to date and maintained at regular intervals
* Prepare LR applications and carry out LR status checks against files on a diarised basis
* Carry out photocopying and scanning as required
Professional Skills
* Immediately clarify instructions from fee earners if they are unclear or deadlines are not explicit
* Respond to internal and external telephone enquiries politely and professionally, taking accurate telephone messages (name, number, company) and passing them to the relevant fee earners
* Proactively support other team members and provide cover as necessary to ensure work is completed to a high standard and meets required deadlines
* Provide full support to all team members and fee earners in the full range of activities performed, and carry out any other duties reasonably requested and in line with client service level agreements and Birketts standards
Qualifications
* A Law degree or equivalent
* Experience working in a law firm
* Excellent attention to detail together with analytical and organisational skills
* Committed team player who can adapt well to new challenges and a busy environment
* Ability to use own initiative and show sound judgement
* Strong IT skills – familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management
* Excellent communication skills
Benefits
* 25 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays
* Long Service holiday award – 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service
* Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed)
* Scottish Widows Pension Scheme (5% employer / 5% Employee)
* Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme
* Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share)
* Life Assurance – 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance
* Paid CSR Day
* Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
* Subsidised gym membership
* Electric car scheme
* Dress for your Day Policy
About Birketts
Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.
We are defined by our Next Level Law proposition. We work with our clients as a proactive partner, horizon scanning and thinking ahead to the changes, challenges or opportunities that they may face. Next Level Law is also applied to our people. Our collegiate culture means everyone is encouraged to achieve their next level in everything they do.
RollOnFriday recently ranked us as the 6th best law firm to work at in 2026.
With our ambition to succeed, comes a strong desire to make a positive contribution to the communities we serve, and we are committed to delivering the objectives set out in our ESG strategy. Diversity plays an integral part in all that we do, with female partners comprising 42% of our partnership.
Team
The team you will join: Our team of experienced Real Estate Finance Lawyers handle a range of real estate finance law matters and advise on transactions throughout the UK. The team has detailed knowledge of all sectors of the property finance industry and acts for both lenders and borrowers.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.
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