Construction Paralegal – Hybrid Leeds (High-Value Disputes)

Versende Legal; Leeds; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Versende Legal in Leeds is seeking a Construction Paralegal to join their busy team. The role supports solicitors and partners across a varied caseload in complex construction disputes, including adjudications and arbitration.

The successful candidate will have a strong academic background and excellent drafting skills, with a proactive team spirit and flexibility to work across fee earners. The firm offers a competitive salary and a clear path into training contracts within a professional

Qualifications

• A strong academic background to undergraduate level (LPC or SQE1 preferable but not essential).
• Experience as a litigation paralegal is advantageous but not essential.
• Excellent drafting and communication skills with high attention to detail.
• Proactive, uses initiative and comfortable managing a varied task list across different fee earners.
• A real team player who is happy to pick up work as required.

Responsibilities

• Case management on a fee-earning basis, diarising key dates and meeting court and adjudication deadlines
• Assisting with instructing technical experts and arranging inspections
• Liaising with clients, barristers and fee earners, and providing progress reports
• Drafting advice on construction disputes, including payments, extensions of time, loss and expense, defects and insurance issues
• Drafting advice on building and fire safety legislation and decarbonisation and net zero compliance
• Drafting submissions for adjudication and arbitration proceedings, and liaising with the court
• Legal research on relevant decisions and legislation, and helping compile client newsletters

Skills

Drafting

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

LPC or SQE1 preferable

Job description

Versende Legal in Leeds is seeking a Construction Paralegal to join their busy team. The role supports solicitors and partners across a varied caseload in complex construction disputes, including adjudications and arbitration.

The successful candidate will have a strong academic background and excellent drafting skills, with a proactive team spirit and flexibility to work across fee earners. The firm offers a competitive salary and a clear path into training contracts within a professional