Employment Paralegal (Birmingham, Bristol or Leeds)

A vacancy has arisen for a Paralegal with a sound level of experience of litigation processes to join our Employment team. On joining the team, you would undertake a variety of work, principally handling aspects of employment litigation such as disclosure, document and bundle collation and preparation, preparation of correspondence and draft pleadings, and case management.

Qualifications

• Previous paralegal experience
• Experience of dealing with employment law issues and/or Employment Tribunal claims under supervision
• Experience of litigation and case management under supervision (preferred)
• Practical and commercial approach
• Strong IT skills
• Drafting and legal analysis skills
• Ability to pay close attention to detail
• Ability to build interpersonal relationships with clients and colleagues

Our Employment, Pensions and Immigration team continues to be a market leader in the health and social care and local government sectors whilst growing its profile and client base in some of our emerging markets including the insurance and finance, commercial, education and housing sectors. The Employment team primarily act for employers, including national and multi-national organisations, supporting them to improve their employment practices and manage workforce issues, as well as defending employment litigation and seeking to mitigate risks for clients. Bevan Brittan has strong recognition in the independent directories to the legal sector – Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. In both guides we are consistently ranked in the top tier for our Employment practice with several individuals in the team recognised as leading lawyers. Bevan Brittan is a leading commercial law firm. Alongside our recognised expertise in housing, local government, and health and social care, we are specialists in the construction, energy and resource management, higher education and financial services sectors. Supported by valued business services professionals, our award-winning and growing legal teams work together to support almost 2,000 organisations with commercial, corporate, property, finance, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and clinical negligence) legal and advisory services. As a responsible business, we embrace four values: Relationships, Reputation, Responsible and Results. These give us a sense of purpose. They influence the decisions we make and how we work with each other. Importantly, they motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and the communities that we\’re part of. Consistently recognised as one of The Times Best Law Firms and highly ranked across the legal directories, we are proud of our hard‑earned reputation. Our 2024/25 financial results confirmed both revenue and profit growth for a twelfth consecutive year, ensuring our ability to continue investing in our people. As a firm we embrace our differences, we act responsibly, now and for the future and we support you to be your best through our hybrid working model and professional development opportunities. Looking to the future, we\’re targeting ambitious growth and success. And we\’re looking for the best people to be part of it.