Paralegal

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Paralegal
• Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 2, 1st Floor
• Salary: £30,024 - £32,597 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 21/9/2026
• Job Requisition Number: 14891
• This post is not open to job share

PAY AWARD PENDING AT 3.3% salary will increase to £31,015 - £33,673 per annum/pro rata for part time

About the team & role

We have an amazing opportunity for a Litigation & Education Paralegal to join our Legal Services Litigation Team. The work you carry out will not only be invaluable to Legal Services but also pivotal to all Service Areas in Gloucestershire County Council. Your work will vary from providing support and assistance to the Litigation and Education Lawyers to holding and managing your own caseload of legal cases including advocating in court where appropriate. In return you will part of a legal team that actively encourages career development opportunities should that be something of interest or importance to you.

Please apply if this resonates and you are happy to:

1. Hold a varied case load of litigation matters and support the Litigation and Education Lawyers.

1. Effectively manage a caseload covering employment law, criminal prosecutions, civil claims, exclusion review hearings and legal research; and

1. Enjoy a flexible way of working.

About You

You will need to have excellent organisational and time management skills to allow you to prioritise workloads, some of which can be conflicting priorities. We also need you to be able to work well under pressure. You will need to be flexible, able to adapt from one area of law to another and have excellent communication skills to be able to advocate at court as well as build excellent client relationships.

About Us

Alongside the variety of interesting work, the following great benefits are open to you:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities – a mixture of both remote and office working arrangements are available for this role.

• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (excluding bank holidays).

• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff).

• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family

• Career development and qualification opportunities

• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

• Access to our 24hr Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, online and by telephone.

• In-house Occupational Health service

• Employee discount scheme

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)

• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lorna Bennett via email at lorna.bennett@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview weeks commencing 28/09/2026 and 5/10/26

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Paralegal - Job Profile

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.