We are recruiting for a Paralegal to join our Real Estate team in Bristol. This role is offered on a flexible working basis and can accommodate full‑time or part‑time hours.
This opportunity would suit a Paralegal or Legal Assistant with experience supporting clients in the infrastructure and transport sector.
Your Role
This role sits within Investment and Asset Management team, which forms part of our wider Real Estate Group. The team acts for a wide range of public and private sector clients on acquisitions, disposals, investment, development and estate management.
As a key addition to our growing team, you can expect to be:
* Supporting on a range of real estate matters for major infrastructure clients, including transactions taking place within a regulated environment.
* Working closely with our Infrastructure Planning team, to support on property aspects of transport and infrastructure projects, including implementation of compulsory purchase powers.
* Handle administrative tasks for the team, in relation to key Infrastructure and Transport clients.
* Assisting on wider investment and asset management work across the team.
* Provide all our clients with a high-quality service in accordance with the Firm’s procedures.
* Developing existing client relationships and assisting in the long-term growth and development of our Infrastructure sector and Real Estate offering nationwide.
Your Skills and Experience
You will be/have:
* You will be an experienced paralegal or legal assistant, with a strong track record of supporting major infrastructure clients
* Strong file management skills communication, drafting skills and billing; working with case management systems.
* Good IT skills, good eye for detail and ability to juggle a busy and varied workload
* Excellent communication skills - high volume of interaction via the telephone; high standards of client service essential
* A desire to learn and develop legal skills in the infrastructure and transport sector, and to understand what our clients do/how they work
* An ambitious and enthusiastic team player, able to support senior fee earners and contribute to our collaborative culture
Your Team
We are one of the UK's largest real estate groups, with a team of over 180, advising on thousands of transactions across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each year. Clients instruct us for this experience, our depth of expertise and sector know-how.
Many of our real estate partners are independently recognised as leading individuals in the field by the legal industry's annual directory rankings. Clients including many in-house lawyers trust us with both 'high profile' and business as usual work. The group includes a market-leading infrastructure planning team which advises some of the UK’s largest infrastructure clients on planning and property aspects of major projects.
About TLT
Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.
With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,800 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US. Over the last few years TLT’s successful growth, delivery of high-quality work and support for colleagues has been consistently recognised by The Times and at the Legal Business, The Lawyer and British Legal Awards.
Our ambition is to create opportunities for what comes next for our clients, recognised as their 1st tier adviser and being valued for our values. We do this in our unique way by creating social value and a dynamic environment where our people are curious, creative and ambitious for their success.
In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute to the success of TLT.
Our Benefits
We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You’ll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review. You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.
At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach. We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm. Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people. We’re happy to talk about how flexible working can work for you and this role.