Lightfoots Solicitors has been at the heart of the community in Thame for 170 years. With five offices across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, Lightfoots is proud of its unrivalled reputation of excellence for all of our services.
We are looking for an experienced Commercial Property Paralegal to join our successful Commercial Property Team. This is a new role to add to our busy team. The ideal candidate will be an experienced Paralegal or Legal Executive in Commercial Property, including development projects of both residential and commercial nature.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepare introductory letters to client with relevant initial enclosures and assist in client engagement
- Prepare and draft documents for fee earners
- Use of Microsoft word, excel and bespoke software
- Updating clients/agents/solicitors
- Preparing all relevant correspondence on behalf of fee earners
- Assisting with billing / invoicing clients
- Open new files, close files, general file keeping and file progression
- Diary management on behalf of fee earners, schedule client meetings and liaise with clients on behalf of fee earners and deal with client queries as necessary
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- At least 2 years previous experience as a Paralegal or Legal Executive in Commercial Property is required
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail is necessary
- Good knowledge of Commercial Property law
- Must have a professional telephone manner and experience in dealing with clients
- A methodical approach to work and ability to prioritise own workload
- Must have extremely good organisational skills
- Proficient in MS Office
Why work for Lightfoots Solicitors?
Our staff are our greatest asset and we work hard to provide a culture where you can thrive and enjoy a fantastic career. We provide a range of benefits to support you in and outside of the workplace.
Firstly, you will enjoy enhanced annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an enhanced pension scheme, alongside a competitive salary.
For your health
BUPA Private Medical Insurance (after a qualifying period), Healthcare cash plan for your everyday healthcare expenses for you and your dependents, access to a 24/7 GP service, Employee Assessment Programme, company sick pay, free flu vaccinations, and more.
For your wellbeing
Discounted gym memberships, fruit in all offices, paid volunteer days, Wellbeing and awareness events across the year.
Your wellbeing and mental health is our highest priority at Lightfoots, which is why we have 9 qualified Mental Health First Aiders across the firm to provide confidential support.
For you and your family
We provide an option to use your own sickness entitlement if a dependent is unwell and needs your care. We also provide enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity leave alongside many more family friendly policies. Generous discounts on legal services.
For your career
We offer Significant learning and development opportunities alongside a structured appraisal process, networking opportunities and access to 100s of webinars and training activities.
For your belonging
We have an active Social committee, Charity Committee, Wellbeing Committee and an ESG committee. We actively encourage new joiners to take an active part in a committee if it is an area of interest.
We have firm organised events throughout the year including quarterly socials, breakfast briefings, book club and lots more…….
If you think this role is perfect for you (or nearly perfect, we would still like to hear from you) please apply or if you would simply like to find out more you can contact our recruitment team.
As a Disability Confident employer, we promote diversity and provide equal opportunities for all individuals. We prioritise inclusivity and ensure we have a supportive and accessible workplace for those with disabilities. If you require any adjustments to be able to attend an interview please do let us know.
Recruitment decisions are made on fair and objective criteria.
The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, Confidential malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by Fair Processing Notices for Cifas' Databases | Cifas
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Paid volunteer time
Application question(s):
- Do you have the Right to Work in the UK?
- What are your salary expectations?
Experience:
- Commercial Property : 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
