Senior Paralegal Lease Extensions

I am looking for a Senior Paralegal – Lease Extensions – Salisbury, Andover, Amesbury or Fordingbridge offices – Hybrid or Remote Working Available

Join One of the UK’s Leading Specialist Lease Extension Teams

My client's pecialist leasehold team is one of the largest specialist lease extension and enfranchisement teams in the country. We act for clients throughout England and Wales and have helped around 10,000 leaseholders extend their leases or buy their freehold.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Paralegal to join our team to handle private (informal) lease extension matters.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised and experienced property case handler who enjoys managing files, progressing matters efficiently and delivering excellent client service within a specialist and supportive team.

The Role

The successful candidate will manage a supervised caseload of informal lease extension matters from instruction through to completion and Land Registry registration. The role includes:

• Managing lease extension files on a day-to-day basis

• Liaising with clients, landlords, managing agents, valuers and lenders

• Reviewing leases and title documentation

• Preparing correspondence and documents from precedent

• Chasing and negotiating informal lease extension terms

• Preparing completion and post-completion documentation

• Handling Land Registry applications and requisitions

• Supporting junior team members where appropriate

This is a senior paralegal role for someone with strong practical experience in leasehold property work and excellent organisational skills.

The Successful Candidate

We are looking for someone who:

• Has at least 3 years’ experience in residential property, leasehold property or lease extension work

• Has experience managing their own property caseload

• Has strong Land Registry and post-completion experience

• Understands leasehold titles and lease documentation

• Has excellent client care and communication skills

• Is highly organised with good attention to detail

• Works well independently within a supervised environment

• Is commercially aware and proactive

Leasehold enfranchisement or statutory lease extension experience would also be helpful, although not essential

Flexible Working

The role is available on a full-time basis.

We offer flexible working arrangements including:

• Remote working

• Hybrid working

• Office-based working from any of our Salisbury, Andover, Amesbury or Fordingbridge offices.

Candidates able to spend some time in the office may be preferred because of the collaborative nature of the team and ongoing training requirements.

But please note – fully remote or hybrid working is only available if you have a solid experience of working largely unsupervised – though of course you will have the support of the team online.

Salary

Competitive salary, dependent on experience