Job Description

About the role:

We have a great opportunity for a Paralegal to join our Commercial, Development and Investment team within in our Real Estate Sector.


As a Paralegal you will be supporting a busy commercial development and investment team, working on major acquisitions, lettings (for both landlords and tenants), and development projects. The team is made up of senior lawyers, junior fee earners, and paralegals, all collaborating closely across a wide range of clients and matters.


We're currently recruiting for two Paralegal roles--one based in our Birmingham office and the other in London. We're committed to supporting professional development, and as part of these roles, we're looking to offer the opportunity to support and sponsor the successful candidates through the SQE route to qualification as an NQ if that is a route the successful candidate is interested in exploring.

About you:

We're seeking an individual who is proactive, highly organised, and detail-focused, with excellent case management and IT skills. Ideally, you'll have some experience working in a legal environment, though this isn't essential, and a good understanding of the procedural aspects of commercial property transactions--whether gained through academic training or hands-on experience.


You'll be someone who thrives in a team, builds strong relationships with colleagues and clients, and remains calm under pressure.


To this role you will bring an enthusiastic, reliable attitude to working, ready to contribute to a busy and collaborative team.

What We Can Offer You:

The opportunity to work for a firm that has been recognised as one of best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work for 25 consecutive years.


Excellent benefits, including:


A hybrid approach to office and remote working. 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave Private medical insurance, and the option to add family members A generous pension allowance Life assurance covering four times your annual salary The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes A range of health and wellbeing programmes State of the art offices, with an onsite restaurant Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development

Equal Opportunities:

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.


At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.

If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description please contact Meg Astley at

meg.astley@gowlingwlg.com

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