Real Estate Paralegal - Bristol

An exciting opportunity to join our Bristol Real Estate Team as a Paralegal.

About us

CMS is a Future Facing firm with more than 70 offices in over 40 countries and 5,000+ lawyers worldwide. We combine deep local market understanding with a global perspective. We are passionate about building strong relationships with our clients, our people, and the communities we work in.

We take a bold, dynamic, and agile approach to ensure our clients are able to face the future with confidence. We are driven by emerging technologies such as generative AI and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of working.   Our aim is to inspire, impact and support our clients and our people, helping them to maximize their potential and thrive.

About the role

The role is to support the UK Real Estate team at CMS who provide advice in property investment and development, planning and disputes and our clients include large development companies, banks, pension funds, private investors and retail funds.

Paralegal Responsibilities will include:

•       Managing a busy caseload of transactions, for example dealing with short term leases, licences to occupy, licences to assign, licences for alterations, surrenders, deeds of variation/easement and rent reviews;

•       Managing straightforward purchases and sales (including auction sales and residential plot sales) and supporting larger / complex / portfolio purchases and sales, including the routine project management, title and tenancy diligence and preparation for completion;

•      Carrying out title and occupational lease review exercises and preparing/assisting with the preparation of reports/certificates of title;

•       Assisting with file opening procedures including preparing first draft of retainer letter and ensuring compliance with money laundering regulations

•       Set up and management of data rooms;

•       Assistance with completion and post-completion registrations, forms, filing and client signing / reporting requirements.

About you

We are looking for an enthusiastic, Real Estate Paralegal. You will have a keen eye for detail with the ability to use your initiative and you must be used to dealing with a large workload. You will have a strong academic background and a degree in law or equivalent qualification is preferred, but not essential. Alternatively, you may be working towards CILEX.

What’s in it for you?

We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name just a few, these include:

·        Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)

·  Flexible, hybrid working policy

·        Generous bonus scheme

·        Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)

·      Holiday exchange scheme

·        Private medical insurance

·        Enhanced parental leave

If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits please visit our  Rewards & Benefits  page on our website.

Equal opportunities

At CMS, we place diversity and inclusion at the centre of our culture and at the heart of our organisation. Not only does it make our firm a more rewarding place to work, but it also creates a stronger, more successful, and sustainable business where everyone feels comfortable and welcome.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, and we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, whether visible or invisible. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity as well as recruiting, retaining, and developing disabled talent at CMS. If you have a disability, or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements or adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact Ruth Kavanagh at who will be happy to support you.

Ready to apply? Here are the next steps.

We look forward to receiving your application online via our CMS careers site . Please contact our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions.

Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.

Internal applicants only:

Please apply using the ‘Apply for Job’ button where you will be taken straight to our application portal. If you have any technical issues with your application, please contact our HR Systems team . For a confidential discussion regarding this or any other internally advertised position please speak to your Talent Acquisition Advisor.

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