Paralegal - Planning

An opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal to join one of the most progressive, dynamic and forward-thinking law firms in Exeter, working as part of the Planning team within the firm's successful Real Estate department. The work will be extremely interesting and will give someone the opportunity to learn within a supportive and experienced team. In time, you would get the chance to run your own files and take on genuine responsibility, with the support of the team around you. The ideal candidate will have had some experience of working within a law firm already, possibly within Commercial Property or even Planning. However, we are also looking at graduate level candidates who have a genuine interest in these areas of work.

Tasks include:

Working as a Paralegal within the Planning Team dealing with varied and interesting workload
Dealing with new client enquiries
Coordinating new matters in an efficient and timely manner
Assisting the team with all aspects of Planning work, including planning permission, appeals, CIL, s106 agreements, infrastructure agreements, judicial review, highways and public rights of way and environmental law and other tasks as directed by the team leader.

Skills and experience required:

Property or Planning experience is desirable
Any paralegal or legal secretary experience will be an advantage
Self-motivated and organised
Excellent communication skills
Good time-management skills
Excellent IT skills, including use of the Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PDFs)

Benefits:

25 days holiday + birthday off + bank holidays
Hybrid working model
Exciting company bonus scheme
Life assurance
Private medical insurance
Enhanced maternity / paternity pay
Cycle to work scheme
Eye care vouchers
Free annual flu-vaccinations
Mentoring programme
Study leave
Three days volunteering leave each year
And more...

To apply, please submit your application or alternatively please contact James at Aspiria Recruit (contact details on the Aspiria Recruit website)