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Environment Agency

Property Paralegal

Id Job: 3172314

๐Ÿข On-site
๐Ÿ’ผ Environment Agency
๐Ÿ“ Birmingham, England
๐Ÿ•’ 1 day ago
๐Ÿ’ฐ 25001 โ€“ 30000 GBP ANNUAL

Job Description

Number of jobs available
1
Region
East Midlands, East of England, North East, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber
City/Town
Birmingham , Bristol , Exeter , Leeds , Peterborough , Reading
Grade
Staff Grade 4
Post Type
Permanent
Role Type
Legal Services
Salary Minimum
ยฃ29,706 pro-rata
Job description
Working in the property law team where no two days are ever the same, this is your opportunity to make your mark in a national organisation that promises interesting and varied work, a good work-life balance and generous defined-benefits pension scheme.

As part of the experienced and supportive team, the role will involve:

  • Conducting your own caseload predominantly on straightforward transactional matters such as the grant of equipment leases and licences.
  • Providing support to lawyers in relation to their varied caseloads. This could involve supporting other lawyers across Environment Agency Legal Services.
  • Developing own knowledge and expertise on Environment Agency requirements and processes.
  • Contributing to the development of training sessions to the wider business.
  • Managing the submission of Land Registry and Stamp Duty Land Tax applications.
  • Working with Team Leaders and lawyers in achieving efficiencies including file closures, preparing engrossment documents, submission of searches, maintaining up to date internal databases, updating precedents, carrying out research for and on behalf of lawyers.
  • Assisting lawyers in instructing counsel and external solicitors in accordance with internal procedures and support the management of such instructions.
  • Maintaining business relationship with clients.
  • Setting and achieving personal objectives and contributing to the achievement of team objectives for the relevant financial year.
The team
You will be joining a team of 16 lawyers and one paralegal based across a number of our offices and managed by three team leaders. You will report to one of the team leaders. We work closely with colleagues across the Environment Agencyโ€™s Legal Services whose work includes prosecutions, flood risk and other specialisms as well as matters relating more directly to central government.
Experience/skills required
Degree level qualifications. It would be advantageous for you to have had previous experience working in a property legal team within a law firm or in-house.

  • Good written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage a caseload of property transactions.
  • Legal research and analytical skills will be beneficial.
  • Some commercial awareness and an understanding of clientsโ€™ needs.
  • Willingness to assimilate new areas of law, develop knowledge and apply knowledge to work in progress.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team and on your own.
  • Ability to work under pressure and willingness to accept changing priorities when new jobs need to be done.
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Power Point, Excel, Word and Outlook
  • Drive to achieve results and learn new skills.
  • Anticipates potential problems and identifies a range of possible solutions.
Contact and additional information
For further information, please contact Helen Williams (helen.williams01@environment-agency.gov.uk) or Viv Whiteaker (Viviene.Whiteaker@environment-agency.gov.uk).

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