Legal Executive - Real Estate

Legal Executive - Real Estate

Permanent role

The Firm

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP is a leading Irish law firm based in Dublin with representative offices in San Francisco, New York and London. We are a business law firm with extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of Irish business-related law and with particular focus on the Energy, Technology, Financial Services, Built Environment, Healthcare, Life Sciences and Charities sectors.

Our Real Estate department wishes to recruit an experienced Legal Executive to join the team. As one of the leading Real Estate teams in Ireland, we offer extensive expertise critical for structuring complex real estate transactions. We work in partnership with our clients to provide a comprehensive consultancy service, delivering practical solutions at all times.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the largest real estate team in Ireland. The role offers a competitive salary, excellent employee benefits, a friendly and welcoming culture and the chance to develop your career in a supportive environment.

Responsibilities include

• Providing conveyancing and other services including preparing first drafts of legal documents, stamping deeds, producing and updating progress reports, trackers and monitoring undertakings and movement of title deeds.

• Organizing for first registrations of properties to include drafting the relevant application forms, preparing registration packs, explaining searches, tracking ongoing registrations and addressing Tailte Éireann registration queries promptly on receipt.

• Drafting completion documents and preparing completion agendas and closing statements. Reviewing completion documents received and assisting in arranging for the completion of the transaction.

• Scheduling deeds, dealing with undertakings , handling accountable trust receipts.

• Comparing documents, marking up draft documents, version control of drafts,

• Uploading documents to data sites, managing data in large scale transactions, liaising with intermediaries.

• File management and maintenance, including ensuring relevant documentation and correspondence is filed accurately and in a timely manner.

• Preparing bills and maintaining client/matter detail on the billing system, from inception to completion.

• Onboarding clients to include handling anti money laundering requirements where applicable and preparing letters of engagement.

• Diary management .

• Participating in knowledge management, practice development and departmental meetings.

Candidate requirements

• At least 3 years of experience as a legal executive, ideally from a medium to large firm with commercial real estate experience.

• Proficient with MS Office and familiar with billing and file management systems.

• Proven organisational, prioritisation and time management skills.

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

• A self-starter with the ability to work on your own initiative.

Why Mason, Hayes & Curran?

• Excellent remuneration and benefits package; pension, healthcare & bonus.

• Enviable client base and strong career progression & development opportunities.

• Friendly, open and informal working atmosphere.

• Flexible / hybrid working arrangements.

• Focus on employee involvement, wellbeing and success.

• Social events, clubs and initiatives (Green Team, Working on Wellness, subsidised fitness classes, MHC RISE, Diversity, Sports & Social and Art Committee).

• Strong track record in CSR programmes, pro bono work and charitable efforts.

Learn more about Mason, Hayes & Curran here: https://www.mhc.ie/careers

So, if you like challenge, value autonomy, work well within a team, enjoy partnering with senior business stakeholders and love working with top notch clients, then apply to join us @MASON HAYES & CURRAN. We invite you to grow your career with us!