Paralegal

About the role

About us

Successful businesses rely on a unique set of ideas and people. We help our clients protect and develop those vital assets, unlocking possibilities for future success.

From iconic brands and leading multinationals to pioneering start-ups, we are proud to work with a huge range of inspiring clients, helping them to turn their ideas into reality and get the best from - and for - their people.

Our people are not only exceptional at what they do, they also enjoy doing it and consistently give their best to a firm they’re proud to be part of. This stems from our firm culture and our ethos of bravery and kindness. That ethos runs through everything we do, from our approach to recruitment, business practices, and DEI activities to the day-to-day environment in our office and our relationships with clients.

With an internationally minded team of more than 800 working across key areas of law – plus strategic partnerships around the world – we’ve got both the combination and calibre of legal experts it takes to enable our clients’ businesses to thrive. Whether it is providing global employment law advice, managing a global IP portfolio or piecing together a multijurisdictional corporate transaction, we are able to have the right people, in the right place, at the right time.

About the team

Consistently top-ranked amongst our peers for over two decades, we advise UK and multinational clients of all sizes, with most of our Partners independently rated as leaders in the field. As part of the world’s leading employment law alliance, Ius Laboris, and with our Asia Pacific base in Hong Kong and our Dublin offices, we offer truly global reach.

Working as an extension of our clients’ internal teams, our in-house employment offering provides pragmatic, commercially focused support on the full spectrum of people-related legal issues. Our in-house employment paralegals play a key role in delivering this service, providing hands-on support to both our lawyers and client stakeholders.

We help clients realise the potential in their people and navigate their strategic HR and legal challenges, with support across a broad range of employment law matters, including:

· General employment support – assisting with day-to-day HR queries such as disciplinaries and grievances, drafting contracts and policies, flexible working requests, family leave rights and discrimination-related matters.

· Employment litigation support – helping manage Employment Tribunal claims by supporting with document collation, bundle preparation, liaising with clients and assisting with case management processes.

· Project and strategic support – providing assistance on large-scale projects such as restructures, redundancies, policy reviews and organisational change programmes.

· Transactional support – supporting on the employment aspects of corporate transactions, including due diligence exercises and TUPE-related work.

· Collective and workplace relations – assisting with matters relating to trade unions, collective consultation and workforce engagement processes.

· Atypical working and workforce models – supporting advice on agency workers, zero-hours arrangements, employment status and apprenticeship programmes.

· Global and cross-border work – coordinating with international colleagues and external counsel to support multi-jurisdictional employment matters.

· Compliance and legal operations – helping maintain accurate records, support audits, and contribute to the efficient running of legal processes and systems.

Our in-house employment paralegals are integral to delivering a seamless and high-quality service. They are valued for their organisation, attention to detail and proactive approach, enabling clients to manage risk effectively while supporting their wider business objectives

About the role

The Paralegal will be dedicated to supporting a key client of the firm, a large and growing organisation with a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Working as an extension of the client’s in-house team, the role will focus on delivering practical employment and immigration support across a broad range of matters.

This position offers strong client exposure, with the Paralegal playing an active role in day-to-day UK matters, as well as supporting the coordination and tracking of advice across the business. The role also includes responsibility for financial reporting and billing processes, helping to ensure efficient and transparent client delivery.

• The Paralegal will support the client team in both a fee-earning and relationship-focused capacity, including:

• Working closely with client stakeholders and the UK legal team, supporting tasks such as legal research, drafting documents and assisting with Data Subject Access Requests

• Assisting with Employment Tribunal matters, including disclosure, bundle preparation, drafting witness statements and supporting hearing preparation

• Liaising with external advisers and coordinating input across a range of matters and projects

• Managing and maintaining content on the client extranet to ensure information is current and accessible

• Monitoring and reporting on legal spend, and supporting the billing process

• Supporting wider client relationship initiatives, including preparing materials for and attending review meetings, and assisting with client training sessions

The role will be initially and primarily based at the client’s offices in Bedfordshire for three days per week, with the remaining time spent working from home.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate

• Excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills as well as strong attention to detail.

• An ambitious, proactive, commercial, responsive attitude.

• A keen interest in developing your marketing and business development skills.

• Comfort with taking responsibility for work output and dealing directly with clients.

• That they are a team player who is keen to support others to learn, and who is keen to learn and develop their own skills.

Additional information At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to supporting candidates throughout the recruitment process by supporting anyone who requires adjustments, in order to ensure they have the opportunity to perform at their best. All applicants will be considered equally and fairly. If you’d like to request any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to discuss flexible working patterns, please email the recruitment team in confidence (recruitment@lewissilkin.com).