Paralegal Supervisor, Legal Services Unit

At least 2 years’ Real Estate experience, ideally gained within a commercial law firm or in-house legal environment.

Strong technical knowledge of real estate transactions, particularly title review, easements, wayleaves, leases and Land Registry processes.

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 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

In this role, you will oversee the day-to-day delivery of a dedicated utilities client workstream, managing a team of Assistant Paralegals, Paralegals and Senior Paralegals responsible for securing and managing land rights required for electricity infrastructure projects.

Managing and allocating incoming instructions, balancing team capacity and capability to ensure efficient delivery and adherence to client service levels.

Acting as the primary point of contact for the team, providing guidance on matter progression, resolving queries and supporting day-to-day delivery across a high-volume portfolio of transactions.

Providing first-line legal supervision and quality control across a range of real estate matters, including easements, wayleaves, leases, deeds of variation and related property agreements.

Supporting the team on title investigations, Land Registry requirements, drafting queries, restrictions, restrictive covenants, access issues and other common real estate matters, while identifying matters requiring escalation to lawyers.

Reviewing work product and providing coaching and feedback to ensure consistently high standards, accuracy and client-ready output.