"It is a strong practice… the offering is exceptionally good" Chambers UK

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Paralegal to join our Real Estate department and support our sector teams in delivering residential Real Estate work.

This is a permanent, full-time role based in our Bristol office.

The practice

Our real estate team has a strong reputation for providing commercial advice to clients on everything from investment acquisitions and disposals and portfolio and asset management, forward funding and forward commitments, to complex mixed-use developments. Our team advises across all our clients' entire investment patterns including BTR, student accommodation, logistics and energy.

We are distinguished from our competitors by our market leading practices in a number of prominent specialist areas. These include student accommodation and build to rent where we are recognised national leaders, energy - in particular major renewables projects run by leading names in the sector such as Foresight and Oxford Capital Partners; student housing, where we have advised on significant deals for Global Student Accommodation Limited and Campus Living Villages; and retail, where our recent track record includes appointment to the prestigious Homebase/Bunnings panel and on-going work for Marks and Spencer. In addition, we are rapidly establishing a reputation as a leader in acting for UK and overseas institutions, as major investors in UK real estate.

The team

The real estate is made up of 75 lawyers in total including 22 Partners in the UK. The Residential Development practice is a key part of the Real Estate team and has 8 Partners and a large team specialising in this area including our dedicated site set-up and plots administration and conveyancing teams.

The Role

You will provide a wide range of services to the Residential Development practice including but not exclusively:

• Acting for a broad spectrum of house-builder clients in respect of all matters ancillary to large scale residential developments, with a focus on affordable housing disposals.
• Dealing with asset management issues connected with large scale residential development schemes including leases, licences, transfers and Deeds of Variations and the drafting and negotiation of these documents.
• Dealing with Deeds of Easements, Wayleaves, Infrastructure Agreements (e.g. Section 38 and Section 104 agreements), Substation Transfers, Transfers of land, Deeds of Covenant and various other matters for our house-builder clients including the drafting and negotiation of the same.
• Assisting with site set up matters connected with large scale residential developments.

The Candidate

The successful candidate will:

• Have evidence of experience across a range of Real Estate matters in a similar role (preferably with a focus on residential development);
• Demonstrate good oral and written communication skills;
• Be technically minded, enjoy variety, have the ability to prioritise and successfully manage multiple matters.
• Show an enthusiasm for and the ability to present technical legal issues in a clear, approachable and professional way;
• Demonstrate a client-orientated approach, both internally and externally; the ability to think laterally and to develop ideas in relation to business opportunities and training;

Salary and benefits

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.

For more information or to apply

We very much welcome direct applications - if you would like any further information about the role, or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact, in complete confidence, Patrick Fermin-Ryan in the recruitment team at patrick.ferminryan@osborneclarke.com

At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual or romantic orientations. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and where you belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality.

Being an inclusive employer is important to us and we are committed to ensuring every applicant's recruitment experience is free from unnecessary barriers. We have made a number of external commitments such as the Race Fairness Commitment and Women in Law Pledge, and are working with organisations like Stonewall to become a more inclusive employer. We want you to be able to show us your best during the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application, interview process or when working with us, please let us know.

We support working families via a range of family and caring friendly policies and will accommodate flexible working where we can. We value the health and wellbeing of our people: for example, we're signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, have an active network of mental health champions and offer free initiatives and flexible benefits to all our people.

Although we include closing dates for our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a rolling basis.

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This vacancy is for a Paralegal position, it is not an entry route to a training contract at Osborne Clarke LLP - the two recruitment processes are separate.