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Paralegal - Real Estate Finance

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Shakespeare Martineau

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United Kingdom , Birmingham

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Job Description:

Exciting opportunity for a motivated and detail-driven Paralegal to join our Real Estate Finance team, with a particular focus on Islamic Finance. Work at a top 50 law firm on interesting residential property transactions for leading financial institutions, in a role that offers responsibility and genuine development opportunities. Part of a close-knit, collaborative team acting for Islamic finance institutions that provide home purchase and buy-to-let facilities to their customers.

Job Responsibility:

  • Reviewing and assessing due diligence completed by customers’ solicitors
  • Managing transactions through to completion
  • Ensuring matters progress efficiently, accurately and to a high standard
  • Managing your own caseload with a high level of autonomy
  • Reviewing title and supporting legal documentation
  • Drafting enquiries, correspondence and completion documentation
  • Preparing reports and undertaking legal research where required
  • Managing all aspects of the completion process
  • Liaising professionally with clients, banks and firms of solicitors
  • Proactively progressing matters and resolving issues as they arise

Requirements:

  • Previous experience in a fee-earning role, ideally within residential conveyancing or real estate finance
  • Technical understanding of the residential conveyancing process
  • Experience handling a high-volume caseload in a fast-paced legal environment
  • Confident using case management systems
  • Highly organised, detail-focused and commercially aware
  • A proactive team player with drive, enthusiasm and commitment
What we offer:
  • Agile working
  • Blended approach to where and how we work
  • Access to award-winning learning
  • Flexibility built on trust
  • Opportunities to collaborate across a diverse network of specialists

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 05, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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