About the role and team

Anthony Collins are currently recruiting for a Paralegal to join our Property team!

The successful candidate will work within a busy property department team within our Manchester office which provides property related legal services for housing associations.

You will be assisting a partner and senior associate in connection with their complex, high value development acquisition and commercial lease matters and run your own caseload. Your own caseload will include the acquisition and disposal of residential properties, routine commercial lease work and utility and road/sewer adoption agreements. You will be proactive, able to work under your own initiative, be able to work under pressure and be a strong team player.

 

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

  • Strong organisation skills
  • Can work with autonomy
  • Pro-activity
  • Attention to detail
  • Excellent communication skills with colleagues and clients alike
  • Understand client care and a genuine desire to help our social housing clients
  • Confident with good interpersonal skills
  • The ability to multitask and prioritise accordingly under pressure
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications and relevant legal IT systems
  • Experience of working as a paralegal in a similar role is preferable
 

About the candidate

You may be a Paralegal and LPC graduate with commercial property and residential property experience or commercial property experience looking to expand your legal experience and skills or worked in-house legal department for an organisation with a commercial and residential property focus.

For the right candidate, this role presents a good opportunity for career advancement connected to the growth of the team and clients.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to join a firm that prides itself on being different and is well placed to offer you a satisfying and rewarding career within our well regarded and supportive team.

About the firm

Anthony Collins Solicitors is a specialist law firm with a clear purpose – to “improve lives, communities and society". For over 50 years we’ve been successfully combining market-leading legal expertise with a commitment to excellence and long-term relationships underpinned by a strong set of values.
 
What makes Anthony Collins Solicitors distinctive, beyond simply being a sector-specialist law firm, is our people and the values we share. We’re extremely proud of the calibre of people that we attract; people who are inspired by our values, motivated by our vision and work with our clients to positively influence the society and communities we are building together.
 
 
Anthony Collins Solicitors is a committed Equal Opportunities employer promoting equality of opportunity. This means that everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, whatever their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.