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Real Estate Knowledge Paralegal

Location: 

London, GB

Department or practice area:  Real Estate

Taylor Wessing

 

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition. 

 

With 1200+ lawyers, 300+ partners, 28 offices and 17 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Real Estate  team, with the addition of a Real Estate Knowledge Paralegal.

 

The opportunity for you

 

Taylor Wessing is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and proactive Commercial Real Estate Knowledge Paralegal to join our Real Estate Knowledge Team in London.

 

Working alongside the Knowledge Lawyers, Partners, Associates, Trainees and fellow Paralegals, you will be a key team player using your own initiative and organisational skills to meet key deadlines and make a meaningful contribution to the TW’s culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration by providing expert Real Estate Knowledge Management support to our Real Estate Knowledge lawyers.

 

Key responsibilities

 

The following list of duties is not exhaustive but gives a flavour of the duties the Knowledge Paralegal undertakes:

 

  • Building an understanding of the technical and legal knowledge and skills relevant to Real Estate
  • Legal research and assisting with legal queries sent to the Knowledge Lawyers
  • Supporting the production of current awareness on legal & market developments including the monthly bulletin
  • Assisting with the maintenance and development of legal precedents (including the preparation of documents for automation)
  • Supporting the organisation and delivery of legal training programmes
  • The collection, storage, maintenance and sharing of internal and external legal and market know-how including document redaction, clause bank updates, deal tracker updates, adding content to SharePoint / Intranet / Know How collections
  • The testing of various knowledge/legal technology tools, and assisting with implementation and training
  • Attend relevant technical training, and identifying and acting on gaps in knowledge
  • Be accountable for quality to multiple stakeholders including the Real Estate Knowledge Lawyers.

 

Knowledge, skills and experience

 

  • Have completed a Law degree (2:1 and above) in Law or another subject (in which case you will have completed the PGDL) or have previous Paralegal / CILEx experience
  • You will have excellent time management and organisational skills
  • Proven experience of working under pressure, demonstrating the ability to prioritise work effectively, ensuring deadlines are met and stakeholder expectations are managed appropriately
  • You will have exceptional attention to detail, proactively identifying discrepancies and always striving to deliver work to the highest standard
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills including legal drafting experience, you will have a professional approach demonstrating the ability to communicate clearly and concisely across multiple stakeholders' groups
  • You will be a committed team player whilst also having the ability to work independently
  • You will be a self-starter with a proactive and flexible attitude taking ownership of your work from start to finish and supporting others when required
  • Proficient IT skills with experience across Microsoft office tools
  • A keen interest in AI / legal tech platforms

 

Preferred:

  • Previous legal experience preferred, although full training will be given

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Benefits

 

Here are a select few benefits that Taylor Wessing offer; 

  • Hybrid working (Offering the opportunity to work remotely, while maintaining a social boundary by working from our award-winning offices for 3 days a week) 
  • Holiday (Our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December. You may also purchase up to five extra days each year (pro rata). 
  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave (After one-year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child). 

 

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available. 

 

Our culture

 

Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation.  We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team.  We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

 

The way we work

 

At Taylor Wessing, we never settle for average. We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us. We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.  

 

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