Paralegal
| Posting date: | 24 July 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 August 2025 |
| Location: | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 1PQ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Fawkes & Reece |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | PLST_1753345829 |
Summary
About the role of a Paralegal
You will be working with a growing, family-owned company, working closely with and providing full Paralegal support, to their legal department. This is a part time position, working 3-4 days a week/15-20 hours per week (flexible working pattern available).
Responsibilities for a Paralegal
- Draft transfers of whole and part
- Obtain land registry compliant plans from the company's wider team
- Co-ordinate obtaining directors signatures to the transfers once approved
- Make applications to register the transfers at the Land Registry
- Monitor and follow up the Land Registry applications answering requisitions on title
- Review the existing section 106 agreement spreadsheet and report back to the legal team
- Refine and condense the section 106 agreement spreadsheet
- Create critical date list and incorporate these into the teams' diaries
- Making and taking phone calls and taking messages
- Compiling legal packs
- Setting up the legal documents for the development sites
- Negotiating and completing section agreements for each site
Requirements for a Paralegal
- You will need to have obtained a law degree or be working towards obtaining a law degree.
- You will have a background of working as a legal assistant or paralegal in a law firm with an emphasis property and property development.
- You will be proficient in a number of Microsoft software packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point.
What we offer for a Paralegal
- Competitive Salary
- 26 days + BH
- Pension 5% employee, 6% employer (match up to 7.5%)
- 4 x death in service
- Healthcare
- Flexible working pattern and hybrid working available once trained.
If you want to hear more about this Paralegal role, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV or contact Maisie Wane in our Bolton office on 07887 610937.