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Are you a skilled paralegal looking to take your career to the next level?
Thompsons Solicitors is launching a brand-new internal legal support team in Leeds — and we're looking for experienced paralegals to help shape it from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to be part of something fresh, dynamic, and truly cross-functional. You'll work across all practice areas, supporting our mission to deliver justice with impact.
What You'll Do:
* Provide expert legal support across the firm, wherever and whenever needed.
* Work closely with teams across all of our practice areas.
* Be a trusted resource for internal stakeholders, helping drive efficiency and excellence.
* Contribute to meaningful cases that make a difference in people's lives.
What We're Looking For:
* Proven experience as a paralegal, ideally in employment law or personal injury.
* A proactive, flexible approach to supporting different teams and priorities.
* Strong legal research, drafting, and case management skills.
* A collaborative mindset and commitment to justice.
Why Thompsons?
* A proud history of standing up for working people.
* A supportive, inclusive culture where your voice matters.
* Opportunities for growth and development within a respected national firm.
* Competitive salary and benefits package.
What We Offer You:
* Contributory pension scheme
* Permanent health insurance
* Healthcare Cash Plan (MediCash)
* 23 days annual leave (in addition to bank holidays)
* 5 days additional leave over Christmas
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
* Cycle to work scheme
* Subsidised sports and social club
* Annual travel and parking loans
* Financial assistance for professional development
Ready to make your mark?
Register today for our Assessment Day on the 23rd September and become part of something new
About Thompsons Solicitors
For 100 years, leading social justice law firm, Thompsons Solicitors, has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921, we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.
Thompsons ran:
* the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937
* the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972
* the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK and later in Europe (1993)
* the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016
* hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon, Ian Paterson and behalf of those injured by mesh
Today, Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include: personal injury, serious injury, asbestos diseases, medical negligence, road traffic accidents, accidents at work, industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle, the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.
Over the last 100 years, we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people, but, as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce, there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice, holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change.
We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that won't let up in its quest for fairness.
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Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.