Property Disputes Paralegal (1240)
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
Our national Property Disputes team is expanding and we have an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal to join us in either our Bristol or Newcastle office.
What will you be doing?
Our Property Disputes team is one of the largest and most highly regarded in the UK, advising a broad range of clients on complex real estate litigation and property management matters. Our client base includes landlords, tenants, developers, investors, managing agents, and public sector bodies, spanning sectors such as retail, energy, social housing, PRS, Build to Rent, student accommodation, and government.
You’ll support our lawyers on a wide variety of contentious property matters, including landlord and tenant issues (e.g. 1954 Act renewals, dilapidations, break notices, short tenancy and long leasehold disputes), as well as general property litigation such as adverse possession, easements, title disputes, disrepair, trespass, injunctions, and licensing. You’ll be involved in drafting correspondence and court documents, assisting with disclosure, conducting legal research, and managing key dates. You’ll also benefit from regular client contact, helping to build your communication and relationship skills.
The team works closely with our Real Estate colleagues, offering a collaborative environment and access to high-quality work from day one. You’ll be part of a supportive, tight‑knit group with a strong commitment to development and a collegiate culture.
So what are we looking for?
Given the nature and pace of our work, we’re ideally looking for someone with previous experience in property litigation, though we’re open to candidates with a background in real estate or general litigation. You’ll need to be highly organised, efficient, and capable of managing competing priorities under tight deadlines. Strong interpersonal skills are essential in this client‑facing role.
To be successful in this role, you’ll need as a minimum:
* A law degree or other legal qualification, and/or at least 6 months’ experience as a Paralegal, Legal Assistant or similar role.
* Experience managing your own caseload and using case/client management systems.
* Proven ability to handle multiple workloads simultaneously and prioritise effectively.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
What makes it great to work here?
We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we’re more than just suits!
As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it’s important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we’re very happy to talk flexible working.
Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, neurodiversity, families, and women’s career development and we’re in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about DEI at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long term condition and need us to make any adjustments to give you the best possible recruitment process, please let us know by contacting the recruiter on the right hand side of this page. Please also let us know if you need this job advert or the application form in a different format.
We will offer an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum criteria for this role. You can opt into this scheme within the application form. Your response to this question is only used for this purpose, is only visible to the recruitment team and is not used for data monitoring.
We are an in‑house recruitment team and will always aim to fill our roles directly in the first instance. If you’re an agency, please find ways that you can work with us.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Legal
Industries: Law Practice
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