Supervisor, Legal Services

• Oversee the day-to-day delivery of a dedicated utilities client workstream, managing a team of Assistant Paralegals, Paralegals and Senior Paralegals responsible for securing and managing land rights required for electricity infrastructure projects.


• Managing and allocating incoming instructions, balancing team capacity and capability to ensure efficient delivery and adherence to client service levels.


• Acting as the primary point of contact for the team, providing guidance on matter progression, resolving queries and supporting day-to-day delivery across a high-volume portfolio of transactions.


• Providing first-line legal supervision and quality control across a range of real estate matters, including easements, wayleaves, leases, deeds of variation and related property agreements.


• Supporting the team on title investigations, Land Registry requirements, drafting queries, restrictions, restrictive covenants, access issues and other common real estate matters, while identifying matters requiring escalation to lawyers.


• Reviewing work product and providing coaching and feedback to ensure consistently high standards, accuracy and client-ready output.


• Maintaining oversight of matter management systems, trackers and reporting tools, ensuring accurate records and timely progression of matters.


• Attending client meetings and service delivery calls, building strong relationships with key stakeholders.


• Managing and developing team members, including onboarding, performance management, annual reviews, wellbeing support and ongoing development.


• Supporting the operational and financial management of the team, including utilisation monitoring, time recording compliance and WIP management.

Requirements

• At least 2 years' Real Estate experience, ideally gained within a commercial law firm or in-house legal environment.


• Strong technical knowledge of real estate transactions, particularly title review, easements, wayleaves, leases and Land Registry processes.


• A genuine interest in developing and supporting others and the ability to provide guidance, coaching and oversight.


• Previous supervisory experience is advantageous but not essential.


• Excellent attention to detail, with a thorough and quality-focused approach.


• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work with colleagues at all levels, including Partners, Associates and clients.


• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.


• Strong IT and matter management skills.


• An enthusiastic, proactive and collaborative approach.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong expertise in real estate transactions, including title review, easements, wayleaves, and Land Registry processes, while effectively managing and developing a team to ensure high-quality service delivery and client satisfaction.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Real Estate Experience


• Title Review


• Easements


• Stakeholder Management


• Matter Management

ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills

• Real Estate Transactions


• Title Review


• Easements


• Wayleaves


• Leases


• Land Registry Processes


• Quality Control


• Matter Management Systems


• Performance Management


• Utilisation Monitoring

Soft Skills

• Coaching


• Communication


• Organisational Skills


• Attention to Detail


• Collaborative Approach

Industry Keywords

• Commercial Law


• Real Estate


• Client Service Levels


• Property Agreements

Tools & Technologies

• Matter Management Systems


• Reporting Tools