Paralegal – Telecoms Team

Milton Keynes (although the successful candidate will also be required to attend our other office locations particularly Watford as and when this is required by your manager). Ideally the successful candidate needs to attend the Milton Keynes office 5 days per week. / Full-time, Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 5.30 pm (37.5 hours per week)

Team: Real Estate – Telecoms Team

Reporting to: Terence Ritchie

Profile

Benefits:

  • 24 days holiday (increasing to 26 days in accordance with policy)
  • Non-Contractual Leave – 3 Days for Christmas Shutdown
  • 4% Employer Pension Contribution
  • BUPA Private Health
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Income Protection Scheme
  • Death in Service Benefits
  • Perkbox / Benefits Hub

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Have day to day management of Client files covering a wide range of matters including leasehold acquisitions for greenfield sites, rooftop sites, in-build sites; deeds of variation; agreements for surrender; deeds of surrender; agreements; assignments; licences to occupy; freehold acquisitions; supplemental leases; tenancies at will; break notices; rent deposit deeds; deeds of easement; deeds of covenant; and customer licences.
  • Draft documentation from precedent templates or otherwise producing first draft documentation based on heads of terms and ancillary client instructions and thereafter negotiate commercial terms and legal wording with other lawyers working towards agreeing documentation for engrossment.
  • Review and consider first draft documentation based on heads of terms produced by other lawyers and thereafter negotiate commercial terms and legal wording with other lawyers working towards agreeing documentation for engrossment.
  • Compose clear and concise correspondence to Client, its externally appointed surveyors and other lawyers.
  • Investigate both registered and unregistered title, raise title requisitions if required and ensure compliance with any relevant restrictions. In the event of title defect, advise on the potential risks, possible remedies and/or rectification procedures as appropriate.
  • Adhere to Client internal procedures which include (1) operating, managing and updating their intranet portals; (2) forecasting, reforecasting and claiming milestones; (3) producing a pre-engrossment/transactional report; (4) preparing and submitting a post completion report; (5) scanning copies of completed documentation onto the Client intranet and (6) updating Client deed
  • Deal with completions.
  • Where appropriate, deal with SDLT/LTT and HMLR applications post-completion.
  • Attend weekly review meetings with Client personnel (as requested).
  • Undertake project work (substantial or otherwise) within the timescales set by Client and in accordance with any protocol issued by Client and if required provide regular project plan reports and/or attend conference calls or face to face meetings to provide updates.
  • Establish and maintain good working relationships with Client personnel.
  • At the request of Client, to spend time on secondment at its offices working alongside its in-house lawyers.
  • Prepare and deliver training seminars on relevant topics to Client personnel at the request of Client;
  • Attend and participate in marketing events hosted for Client personnel.
  • Use appropriate financial and other tools such as Excel, Word and Outlook.
  • Market EMW and the full range of services it offers so far as is possible during events or whilst networking.

Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Variety of general commercial property law and legal procedures as well as transactional knowledge.
  • Landlord and Tenant law including commercial leases, licences and property searches.
  • Advising on and drafting leases, transfer deeds and a variety of other supplemental property documentation including Land Registry knowledge.

 

Key Skills:

  • Professional Legal Qualification (Law Degree/Paralegal/CILEX) – desirable but not essential.
  • Commercial Property experience.
  • Experience of working in a legal team and liaising with clients, lenders, agents or third parties.
  • Ability to manage own caseload.
  • Good drafting and proof-reading skills.
  • Intermediate to advanced IT and online systems ability (Microsoft Office, legal industry specific document management systems, online portals/datarooms etc.)
  • Commercial, practical and financial awareness.
  • Confidence and ability to communicate at senior levels.
  • Excellent academics.
  • Excellent interpersonal and marketing skills with the ability to develop contacts for the team and the firm.
  • Able to work collaboratively and fit into a friendly but busy team.
  • Good negotiation skills.
  • Good organisational ability.
  • Ability to work to deadlines and under the pressure that comes with residential conveyancing work.

 

Equal Opportunities:

The firm is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to the implementation and maintenance of employment and recruitment practices which will ensure that no potential or current employee or trainee, is treated less favourably on the grounds of age, disability, gender, marital status, race, nationality, colour pregnancy, maternity or any other aspects unrelated to their current and potential skills, aptitudes and abilities.

 

Our Agency Contact Policy

At EMW, we value building strong and collaborative relationships when it comes to recruitment. To keep things simple and clear, we work exclusively with a trusted selection of recruitment agencies that are part of our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) and with whom we have agreed terms of business.

However, if you’re an agency either outside of our PSL or part of our PSL, we kindly ask you not to send speculative CVs or candidate details. Any such submissions, whether sent directly to a member of our team or otherwise, will not be considered as forming any kind of agreement between EMW Law LLP and your agency.

Just to be transparent, if candidate details are submitted to us speculatively by an agency, we reserve the right to get in touch with the candidate directly. In such cases, EMW isn’t responsible for any fees, charges, or other payments to your agency.

Additionally, submitting a candidate’s CV speculatively doesn’t grant any right of representation. If we receive the same candidate’s details from one of our trusted PSL agencies, we will treat that agency as the valid representative under our agreed terms.

Lastly, all candidate CVs should be sent to the HR team and not directly to any of our other team members. If this process isn’t followed, then no candidate will be treated as having been submitted for an active vacancy and will not be considered as forming any kind of agreement between EMW Law LLP and your agency so no fees, charges or any other payments to your agency will be due.

We appreciate your understanding and hope this helps clarify how we work with agencies.

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