Gateley is a legal and professional services group, with over 580 professional advisers. We support more than 5,700 active clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies to private individuals, in the UK and beyond. We proudly won ‘UK Law Firm of the Year’ at The British Legal Awards 2019.
We are forward thinking and straight talking, our approach is to find solutions to the problems that our clients face.
The Team
Our nationally recognised construction and engineering team advises on all kinds of construction projects for Developers, Contractors, Consultants and Sub-Contractors; it also has a nationally recognised expertise in bonds and other surety issues. The work encompasses both domestic and international projects and covers the full life of projects from initial inception and funding, through commercial support of delivery and the resolution of any disputes that arise.
The firm has one of the largest real estate practices in the UK and as a team we cat on major projects in the logistics industry as well as assisting the majority of the UK’s major house builders with their projects. We also have expertise in the engineering sector and have a wide experience in assisting on the construction elements of Renewable Energy projects.
We are proud that our partners are noted in the Legal 500 UK for their broad expertise within construction.
The Role
As a paralegal you will gain exposure and be given the opportunity to assist Partners, Legal Directors, Senior Associates and the wider national team on a variety of contentious and non- contentious transactions.
The role would suit a paralegal who aspires to progress their legal career in the long term. You will be given an opportunity to broaden and develop your skills with a view to assuming greater levels of responsibility.
This position would be based in our Birmingham Construction Team. Please note this role offers a flexible mix of office and home-based working.
Key Skills & Experience
We are interested in speaking with candidates who have a keen interest in law, a thirst for learning; enjoy being part of a team and who are happy to engage in business development as project delivery. Our successful candidate will at least have a degree in law and will have ideally passed the LPC or be working towards a post-graduate legal qualification. They should have the ability to work as part of a team whilst also being able to manage their own workload.
In particular we look for the following attributes:
