Review and allocation of incoming instructions from the client, including tracking and mapping the team’s capacity and capabilities to ensure work is allocated appropriately.Tracking progress to ensure deadlines are met, answering questions from the team and liaising with instructing lawyers to keep them updated on matter progress.Providing first-line supervision and quality assurance across the workstream, ensuring matters are progressed consistently and in line with client expectations and service levels.Working with data rooms and online trackers to ensure they are accurately maintained and matters are progressed in a timely manner.Ensuring all conflict requests and matter opening requests are dealt with promptly.Attending weekly client update calls.Assisting with recruitment activities, including interviewing candidates and supporting new starter processes.People management of a sub-team of paralegals, including onboarding new team members, approving holidays, monitoring sickness absence, providing feedback, identifying and implementing training needs, and conducting annual appraisals.Financial management and reporting, including reviewing team time recording, managing balances and supporting WIP processes.
Requirements
- At least 2 years’ Real Estate experience, ideally gained within a commercial law firm or in-house legal environment.
- Strong technical knowledge of real estate transactions and the ability to provide guidance, coaching and oversight within a high-volume delivery environment.
- A genuine interest in developing and supporting others.
- Previous supervisory experience is advantageous but not essential.
- Excellent attention to detail, with a thorough and quality-focused approach.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work with colleagues at all levels, including Partners, Associates and clients.
- Strong time management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Strong IT and matter management skills.
- An enthusiastic, proactive and collaborative approach.
Core Competencies
Demonstrates strong technical knowledge of Real Estate transactions and effective People Management skills, ensuring quality assurance and timely progress of matters while supporting team development and stakeholder communication.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Real Estate Experience
- People Management
- Quality Assurance
- Stakeholder Management
- Time Management
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Real Estate Transactions
- Matter Management
- Financial Management
- Data Room Management
- Quality Control
Soft Skills
- Attention to Detail
- Communication
- Proactive Approach
- Collaboration
- Coaching
Industry Keywords
- Commercial Law
- Legal Environment
- Client Management
- Recruitment Activities
Tools & Technologies
- Online Trackers
- Time Recording Systems
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