DAC Beachcroft
Paralegal - Housebuilding & Development
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Department: Real Estate - Portfolio Management Location: Bristol
Description
This role is to work as part of the housebuilding and development team, based in our Bristol office, providing junior fee earner support and working closely with our associates, senior associates, legal directors and partners.
The Bristol housebuilding and development team has an incredibly strong reputation. Clients include national plc housebuilders, land promoters, landowners, investors and also charities.
The Real Estate team has a proven record in paralegal progression. We very much value and see our paralegals as our “incubation hub” for future talent and have in the last 12 months alone, seen 4 former Real Estate paralegals formally qualify as solicitors with the assistance of professional development funding and mentoring from within the team and wider group.
Key Responsibilities
For this particular role, your work will focus primarily on working with our national housebuilders team based in the Bristol office, which includes all aspects of brownfield site regeneration schemes, mixed use, urban extensions, the purchase and development of strategic land, joint ventures and collaborations and the development and disposals of new housing neighbourhoods.
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Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Excellent academics including a 2.1 degree or better. A genuine interest in the law and property. Experience in residential development is not essential but would be advantageous. Excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills (written and verbal) with an ability to produce work to a high standard. Confident with an ability to build strong relationships with clients (internal and external) and third party contacts at all levels. Must be flexible, organised, and self-motivated team player who is able to work within the team to achieve common goals. Must be able to work under pressure to meet required deadlines.
Additional Information
As a Disability Confident Scheme employer, we’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage (including the application, assessment or interview process), please contact recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com in confidence with the vacancy reference in the subject line, and we’ll be happy to help.
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We are happy to talk flexible working with our Flex Forward scheme. We would encourage you to talk to us about our approach to flexible working during the hiring process if you would like to explore this further.
Note for Recruitment Agencies DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.
For PSL queries, please contact: recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com or csgrecruitment@dacbeachcroft.com
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