Commercial Property Solicitor / Paralegal
Job description
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An exceptional opportunity for any Commercial Property Solicitor/ paralegal seeking challenging work within a dynamic regional practice.
Legal 500 accredited, this innovative, multi-disciplinary firm provides expert legal advice with a tailored finish.
Their dedication to professional service is complimented by their commitment to creating an inclusive working environment.
An Ideal candidate will be an experienced Commercial Property Solicitor or paralegal, able to conduct a range of commercial property matters, including leases, secured lending, freehold and leasehold sales, and purchases. You will be knowledgeable of development work, including overages and conditional agreements.
Offering a highly competitive and negotiable salary in combination with an attractive portfolio of benefits, including hybrid working.
This remarkable opportunity is presented on a full-time, permanent basis.
If you are a Commercial Property Solicitor / Paralegal who is seeking their next career move, please do apply now, or contact Carolyn Thompson at REED Legal, Norwich for a confidential chat.
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your commercial property transactional experience prominently in your Personal Statement, as the advert lists leases, secured lending, freehold and leasehold sales as core requirements.
📊 Quantify your caseload: e.g. 'Managed a caseload of 40+ commercial property matters simultaneously, including 12 development transactions with overage provisions'.
🎯 Explicitly reference experience with overages and conditional agreements in your CV, as these are specifically called out as required knowledge areas.
🌐 Mention any Legal 500-ranked firm experience in your employment history, as the employer is Legal 500 accredited and will value familiarity with that standard of practice.
🤝 Emphasise hybrid working capability and self-management skills, as the role offers hybrid working and a regional firm will value fee-earners who can operate with minimal supervision.
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- •Managed a caseload of 35 concurrent commercial property matters including freehold acquisitions, commercial leases and 8 secured lending transactions, achieving completion within agreed timescales on 96% of files.
- •Drafted and negotiated overage provisions and conditional agreements across 10 residential and commercial development sites, securing client-favourable trigger events and payment mechanisms.
- •Acted for institutional lenders on 15 secured lending transactions per year, conducting title investigations and reporting on title within 5 working days of instruction.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
A Legal 500-accredited firm handling complex commercial property work — including overages, conditional agreements and secured lending — is precisely where I want to develop my practice, which is why the Commercial Property Solicitor / Paralegal role at Reed's client in Chelmsford immediately stood out. My experience spans freehold and leasehold acquisitions, commercial lease drafting and development transactions, aligning directly with the breadth of work described.
My background in commercial property has equipped me to manage varied caseloads from instruction through to completion, advising both landlords and tenants on lease terms and acting for lenders on secured lending matters. I am comfortable working autonomously while contributing to a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team environment.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk us through how you handle a complex freehold acquisition from instruction to completion.
- ›How do you approach drafting an overage clause, and what key triggers do you typically negotiate?
- ›What due diligence steps do you take when acting for a lender on a secured lending transaction?
- ›How do you manage conditional agreements where planning consent is outstanding?
- ›What are the key differences you consider when advising on a commercial lease versus a residential lease?
Behavioural
- ›Describe a time when you managed a high-pressure caseload and had to prioritise competing deadlines.
- ›Tell me about a situation where a property transaction encountered an unexpected legal obstacle — how did you resolve it?
- ›Give an example of how you have built and maintained a strong client relationship over multiple transactions.
- ›Describe a time you identified a risk in a development deal that others had overlooked.
- ›How have you contributed to an inclusive or collaborative working environment in a previous role?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Describe a time when you managed a high-pressure caseload and had to prioritise competing deadlines.
Tell me about a situation where a property transaction encountered an unexpected legal obstacle — how did you resolve it?
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