Charles Russell Speechlys
Paralegal - Construction
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The Role
The role will be joining our Paralegal team in Guildford, supporting our Construction, Engineering and Projects group, who are a highly reputable full-service Construction Law team, providing transactional advice through to dispute avoidance and dispute resolution advice relating to large-scale construction and engineering projects in both the UK and internationally.
This will be a fantastic opportunity for a Law graduate, or equivalent, with either work experience in, or a genuine interest in Construction Law.
Please note you will be required to attend the office full time in the first month, after which the role follows our hybrid working arrangement of 60/40 working in the office and working remotely.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Preparing replies to enquiries.
- Document review.
- Preparing completion statements.
- Assisting with reports.
- Administering data rooms and DocuSign.
- Dealing with payments.
- Being a point of contact for clients/third parties.
- Transaction management for the team if required and keeping records up to date.
- Providing transactional progress reports for key clients.
- Supporting other teams and undertaking research as required.
- Assisting with drafting construction contracts, including consultant appointments and collateral warranties.
- Negotiating construction contracts with consultants and contractors.
- Project managing large volumes of contracts and keeping track of the status of the documents at any one time, including keeping document trackers up to date.
- Checking the accuracy of engrossments of contracts such as appointments and collateral warranties and issuing documents for execution via DocuSign or hard copy engrossments.
- Complying with all relevant legal and regulatory obligations including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations, and Principles.
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Skills and Experience
Essential
- Have a Law degree or equivalent.
- Prior legal work experience in a Construction or Real Estate related area.
Desirable
- Prior Paralegal experience in a Construction related area.
Person Specification
- A keen interest in Construction Law.
- Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Demonstrate excellent IT skills including Excel and Word and ideally some experience of Worksite and a case management system.
- Professional manner with the ability to work collaboratively across different levels.
- Be confident in both verbal and written communications.
- Committed to providing clients with a high-quality service.
Hybrid Working
We adopt a hybrid and flexible working approach, dependent on the requirements of the role and subject to manager approval.
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Reasonable Adjustments
At Charles Russell Speechlys we are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, where candidates can perform to the best of their ability at an interview or in a test situation. At any point in the hiring process for this role, if you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation that might assist you during the application and interview process, please reach out to the above-named contact and they will work with you to understand your requirements. For more information, please see our Workplace Reasonable Adjustments Statement.
Any information you disclose will be kept confidential unless otherwise instructed by you, and will only be used to provide appropriate support to you during our assessment process.
Charles Russell Speechlys is an Equal Opportunities Employer, and we are committed to developing an increasingly diverse, inclusive and supportive culture where everyone can be themselves, feel valued, and that they can thrive and belong. Please see here for more information on our employee-led DEI Networks.
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