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    Paralegal - Property Litigation - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Gowling WLG

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    About the team

    The specialist Property Litigation Team contains 29 fee earners at two offices in London and Birmingham. Physically located within the Real Estate Group we have the benefit of working with one of the largest real estate practices in the country with a diverse range of clients from house-builders to pension funds, and taking in property companies, developers and telecoms operators along the way. Ranked by the directories in the top tiers for Birmingham and for London, we also attract stand-alone clients looking for specialist help with complex or high value disputes.

    The team is led by Clive Chalkley, who is recognised as a leading practitioner in the field as are fellow Partners Martin Thomas, Senay Nihat, Paul Barker and Rob Bridgman . Based in both the London and Birmingham offices we work as a single team regardless of geographical base providing a full litigation and dispute resolution service for clients in the Real Estate sector. We advise and represent clients in all types of Court and also in arbitrations, adjudications and Mediations. Advocacy is not for everyone, but those with the right skills and enthusiasm are encouraged to qualify and we do, where required, provide in-house advocates.

    Main Duties and Responsibilities:

    Based in Birmingham, working closely with the rest of the team on a full range of litigation cases including purchase and development contracts, landlord and tenant claims, dilapidations, possession claims and telecoms your responsibilities will include:

  • Drafting notices and correspondence
  • Diarising and monitoring deadlines
  • Liaising with internal and external clients
  • Issuing claims and filing documents in Court
  • Assisting other team members on various aspects of their cases as required
  • Key Skills and Experience:

  • Experience of working in a legal environment within a real estate focussed role would be advantageous
  • A team player
  • Well-organised and capable of working to deadlines
  • Excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing
  • Adaptable
  • Willing to learn
  • Good attention to detail
  • What We Can Offer You:

    The opportunity to work for a firm which has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work for 24 consecutive years.

    Excellent benefits, including:

  • 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, in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, with an onsite restaurant
  • Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development
  • Many of our people work flexibly in some way. If you would like to explore your own flexible working arrangements with us, we are happy to discuss this during the recruitment process.

    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, and 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.

    For more information on this role please get in touch with Nina Marshall -



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