Paralegal – Islamic Finance

Foot Anstey LLP; Bristol; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A law firm in Bristol is seeking a Paralegal to join their Islamic Finance team. This role involves assisting with document preparation, managing financing transactions, and providing excellent client service. The ideal candidate will have some paralegal experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. They offer competitive salaries and progressive benefits including private healthcare and enhanced leave policies.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance-linked bonus

Employee sabbaticals

Enhanced parental leave policies

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• Some paralegal experience (ideally property or banking related).
• Excellent communication skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation or review of reports on title.
• Draft facility and security documentation based on client templates.
• Manage processes for satisfying conditions precedent on financing transactions.
• Provide excellent client service while meeting deadlines.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Job description

The role in 60 seconds

• Role: Paralegal
• Team: Islamic Finance
• Location: Bristol
• Working Pattern: Full-time
• Why this role matters: If you’re keen to work with a highly collaborative team and to gain invaluable exposure to a range of exciting clients, this could be the ideal opening for you

What you’ll do

• Assist with the preparation or review of reports on title and certificates of title
• Drafting of facility and security documentation based on client templates
• Managing the process for satisfying conditions precedent on financing transactions
• Support with post completion formalities including land registrations and SDLT returns
• Provide an excellent client service
• Ensure deadlines are met and quality of work is maintained
• Offer further support to our fee earners and team on more complex matters (with support)

What we’re looking for

• Some paralegal experience (ideally property or banking related) along with the desire to work in our Islamic Finance team
• Ambition and drive, with a proactive, problem solving attitude
• Excellent clear, concise and effective written communication skills together with great attention to detail
• Confident communication skills and the ability to reassure and act calmly and professionally at all times
• The ability to develop and demonstrate commercial awareness and business aptitude in making decisions on a day to day basis
• A commercial, client focused approach, with confident, professional internal and external client facing skills
• Excellent research and analytical skills
• Well organised with the ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines
• The desire to work effectively with a friendly, collaborative team in a multi-site business

Join a seriously ambitious firm

• An ambitious growth strategy that opens up opportunities for our people to make their mark.
• A client base that spans household names, thriving startups, and ambitious enterprises.
• A culture built on our values of being refreshingly human, entrepreneurial, inclusive and collaborative.
• A strong focus on being a responsible business with a commitment to sustainability and giving back to our communities.
• Comprehensive professional development and training – whatever your role and level we have training that will support you to achieve your goals.

Progressive benefits tailored to you

• Competitive salary and performance‑linked bonus.
• Employee sabbaticals.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Private healthcare and wellbeing initiatives (e.g., mental health support, gym memberships).
• For a full list of our competitive benefits package, please click here

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we invite applicants to complete optional demographic questions. Any information you choose to share will be anonymised and not linked to your application.

Ready to apply?

We look forward to your application and to exploring how you can contribute to our team.