Paralegal in Cambridge

With continued firm growth, we are recruiting a Paralegal to join our Construction team based in Cambridge. This role offers hands-on experience within a busy full-service firm, where you will make a real contribution to live matters and work in close collaboration with experienced solicitors.

This team works with a range of clients including contractors, consultants, manufacturers, funders, research bodies, and educational institutions. This opportunity is ideal for a successful graduate, who may want to gain experience in a unique area of law, all while getting invaluable exposure to legal duties.

As a Paralegal, you will play a key part in supporting the team's work by:

• Drafting legal documents using appropriate precedents and templates.
• Undertaking legal research using appropriate sources, and presenting findings clearly and accurately.
• Supporting fee earners with day-to-day file management (including file opening and closing).
• Assisting with diary management and ensuring key deadlines are met.
• Ensuring all work complies with risk management policies and procedures, in line with GDPR requirements.
• Taking an active role with the Paralegal and Trainee (PT) group, supporting the firm with internal initiatives, charitable work and careers fairs.
• Taking an active part in promoting the firm and department through social media channels such as LinkedIn, attending industry events and networking.

About You

As a Paralegal you will need to have:

• Legal qualification (such as LLB or CILEX), or working towards one.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail, reliability and ability to manage competing priorities.
• A professional, client-focused approach.
• IT literacy, and ability to adapt to new systems.

At HCR we value candidates with a proactive and curious approach to learning, and candidates that willingly support the team around them. We are committed to supporting your development, and many of our Paralegals utilise their role to develop the skills and confidence needed for their future career progression.

The ideal start window for this role would be August 2026, however the team does remain flexible. Interviews for this role will take place in June.

About Us

Our Paralegal benefits include:

• 28 days' annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Annual bonus scheme up to 10%
• Pension scheme (4% employer contributions)
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash-plan (providing you with financial support for private medical, dental and wellbeing), as well as 1/3 gym membership contributions, eye care and flu vaccination clinics.
• Season ticket loans
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

Is HCR the smart move for you? HCR suits people who love a challenge and want to work in an environment where careers thrive on the back of hard work and personal merit. Our people enjoy feeling part of something bigger than themselves, and whilst our clients drive our development, it is our people who bring their energy, enthusiasm, and entrepreneurial mindsets together to solve problems and help our clients succeed.

Why HCR people love their jobs? Our people tell us they enjoy working on good quality, interesting matters from a wide variety of our clients, because they get the experience they want to develop their careers. We will give you responsibility early, the mandate to make things happen and we’ll back your good ideas. Our "Passion for People" lives and breathes every day throughout the firm as our peoples’ energy create a warm environment in which to thrive.

What career progression will HCR offer you? HCR’s growth constantly creates opportunities for people who want to go places and make a difference, your career plan can become part of our growth plan. At HCR you can expect to work with friendly, energetic, ambitious people, who love getting stuck into a client problem, and enjoy celebrating a good outcome. Our people value the sense of community provided by the individual personality of each office and the collegiate approach across all our service and sector teams.

What does HCR believe, achieve and stand for? As a Times Best Law firm, among the UK Top 50, we provide the full range of services that you would expect to organisations, business leaders and individuals. However, in our mission to give everyone the opportunity to experience a different kind of legal service, we take an entrepreneurial approach. We’re flexible and responsive to the needs of our clients, delivering the best outcomes for them.

As HCR is an equal opportunities employer, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate them. We want to attract a diverse and ambitious workforce that reflects all backgrounds and skills to create a workplace that is supportive and inclusive, recognises and nurtures talent, and which works together to achieve the best outcome for our clients.

We want you to achieve your absolute best during the recruitment process. Please let us know of any reasonable adjustments we can make at any stage of the recruitment process to support your application. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV through our careers website.