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Details Of Job Vacancy with Norwich Union UK
Posted on: Nov-07-2007 See all Jobs with Norwich Union UK |
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Position:
Legal Assistant
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Job Description:
Legal Assistant ? Closing Date 02 October 2007
Ref JOB42812
Location Norwich
Position Type Full Time
Specialism Finance
Overview of Department
Aviva Legal Services has a Commercial Property Department who act for Morley Fund Management, Aviva's Fund Management Company. The Department has dedicated and talented lawyers who have concentrated their skills into specialist teams with the sole aim of providing Morley's UK Property Fund and Asset Managers with a cost effective, first class in house legal service.
About The Role
Salary Guide : Negotiable (depending on experience).
There is a vacancy for a legal assistant within the licensing team of the Department. You will be dealing with the legal documentation needed in connection with transactions involving commercial properties held on lease. Predominately you will be preparing the documentation needed in circumstances where a tenant occupying premises wishes to assign its lease or to sublet to another party or where the tenant wishes to carry out alterations and consent is required from the landlord.
The role is predominately the preparation and agreement of the licence along with any ancillary documentation needed to complete the transaction.
Although most transactions will be based on standard documents, these will be subject of some negotiation. You will see the matter through from receipt of instructions to legal completion dealing as required with the Morley Asset Manager, the agents who manage the property for Morley and the tenant's solicitors. You will also be expected to give such advice and guidance as may be required in the processing of the application. Whilst you will carry your own caseload, training and support will be at hand.
Key Responsibilities
Acting under instructions from the agents that manage Morley's UK property portfolio, you will:
Ensure that applications when received are in a former form and that any outstanding issues are addressed before preparing the relevant documentation.
Deal as required with external solicitors acting for the tenant, the managing agents acting for Morley and Morley's Asset Managers.
Whilst there is standard documentation available for the initial draft, the final form will be subject of negotiation and so you be responding to and dealing with any drafting points as and when they arise.
Carry out property and title searches as required.
Be pro active to ensure that the managing agents process applications quickly giving such advice and assistance as is necessary.
Deal with instructions to prepare and complete other deeds or documents when required including rent review memoranda and wayleave agreements.
Experience Skills & Qualifications
Qualified or Part Qualified Legal Executive preferred.
Landlord and tenant law.
Commercial conveyancing law and procedure.
Comfortable in prioritising and meeting deadlines.
Confident telephone manner.
Be highly organised and able to manage your own caseload and provide support to other lawyers within the department.
Client focused and business aware.
A team player.
Excellent communicator.
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Norwich, Norfo |
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Norwich Union UK |
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