Junior Paralegal

Due to one promotion and one paralegal leaving us to undertake the SQE, we have a gap in our team for a new paralegal.

We don’t mind if you don’t have experience – enthusiasm to get stuck into this important support role is far more important.

We are mulit-disciplinary and undertake work from fly-tipping to multi-million pound regen projects, and everything in between.

We are also on the Government Devolution Priority Programme for Local Government Reorganisation, so we have a very big piece of work to do so that we are ready to become part of a unitary council in 2028, with lots of different workstreams – from helping HR with employment law input, to reviewing all the contracts across the council.

That means lots of development opportunities for someone keen to learn. We are a crucial support service for the whole council, so you must be able to get on with folks, want to understand their needs, and want to help the council fulfil its ambitions.

Although this is a hybrid role, you must be able and willing to work in the office.

Main responsibilities

Supporting the lawyers, including the Deputy Head and Head of Legal Services (and the Data Protection Officer) in moving work forward.

Undertaking research tasks and drafting.

The ideal candidate

A recent graduate with either a law degree or conversion course, seeking legal experience in a busy, friendly multi-disciplinary team. Must have bags of energy and be willing to learn. We are very much a team who all mucks in together. We don’t really do hierarchy, but we do do development opportunities, meaning enthusiasm for the work and personal development is key.