We are looking to recruit a completion Paralegal to join our rapidly expanding Banking team based at our Newcastle office on a full time basis.
The team provides advice for many high street banks and other lenders, lending against the full range of commercial property portfolios and developments.
Who are we looking for?
The successful candidate will ideally have worked within either a commercial law firm or a securities team within a bank and should be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of commercial property and funding matters. We are looking for someone who has an established career as a paralegal in this sector, or wishes to develop such a paralegal career. This role is not suited to a recent law graduate looking for general experience as a stepping-stone to qualification as a solicitor. The role is primarily office-based.
Daily tasks will include:
* assisting the team with transactions (including title due diligence and reports on title);
* liaising with a wide range of professionals, including the securities centres of our banking clients, valuers and borrowers’ solicitors;
* dealing with completion of transactions (including arranging for funds to be sent and received);
* registration of charges at Companies House;
* Land Registry – drafting of applications/forms, submitting applications and dealing with requisitions; and
* Post completion –checking Land Registry titles once completed and sending documents to clients and banks.
The successful candidate will have a proactive, ‘can-do’ attitude to enable them to work closely with a team of legal fee‑earners, paralegals and legal assistants on all aspects of this work, and will have a fee earning target themselves. The ability to work as part of a team is therefore essential together with excellent communication, organisational and IT skills.
What do we offer?
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate with the potential for longer-term career advancement in our forward‑thinking law firm, with a well-established client base. Along with this we will provide you with a competitive salary, pension, 30 days holiday and Private Medical Health Insurance; in addition, we will even give you your birthday off every year too!
Our values of Together, Balanced, and Progressive help to nurture our culture of providing outstanding client service within a caring and supportive environment. Please see our website for further information about who we are and what we value at: https://www.burnetts.co.uk/. To read more about how great it is to work for us, please visit
If this role sounds like the next step in your career, then please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter to yourfuture@burnetts.co.uk. Your covering letter should explain, in detail, why you are applying for the role and why you are a suitable candidate.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We are committed to improving the diversity of our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.
If you have not already done so, please let us know if you require any support so we can make the right adjustments and considerations should they be required.
Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage early applications.
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