Legal Assistant

Summary

Legal Assisant needed in South East London Paying £22.86 per hr ref OR112554

Full time hours on a temporary basis

Key Responsibilities

Property

Undertake legal research and assist with title investigations and due diligence for housing redevelopment and regeneration schemes.
Support lawyers on landlord and tenant matters, including commercial leases, lease renewals, deeds of variation, deeds of surrender, licences and rent reviews.
Assist in the preparation, review and management of property-related legal documentation.
Maintain accurate records and case files and support transaction management.

Planning

Draft and negotiate simple planning agreements, highways agreements and related legal documents.
Assist with planning enforcement matters and respond to general planning and highways queries.
Support the preparation of cases for planning appeals, public inquiries and Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) inquiries.
Carry out legal research and assist senior lawyers with judicial review challenges and other complex planning matters.
Prepare correspondence, reports, documents and briefing notes as required.

General

Provide administrative and legal support to the Planning and Development Team.
Liaise with council departments, developers, consultants, external solicitors and other stakeholders.
Assist with case management, document preparation and legal research.
Ensure work is completed accurately, efficiently and within required timescales.

If you are interested in the role, please email your CV to verity@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

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