Housing Paralegal

Breath HR; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible 35-hour week

Holiday entitlement 25–30 days

Birthday day off

Pension 5%

Counselling services 24/7

GP access

Family leave

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton seeks a Housing Paralegal/Adviser to manage a diverse caseload, delivering housing law advice and legal aid casework under supervision. You will support court preparation and holistic client care while developing drafting, litigation and advocacy skills.

Successful candidates will have a law degree or SQE1, experience in housing services, and strong interpersonal and organisational abilities, with a view to progressing towards a solicitor training contract.

Qualifications

• Law degree (or completion of SQE 1) is essential.
• Experience in housing advice or legal aid services is required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to engage diverse clients and stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills to prioritise deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Empathetic, resilient, and committed to ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload from instruction to completion under supervision.
• Provide housing law advice and legal aid casework.
• Prepare for court and support clients throughout proceedings.
• Develop housing law drafting, litigation, advocacy and related skills.
• Progression opportunities towards a solicitor training contract.

Skills

Caseload management

Interpersonal skills

Organisation

Empathy

Professional development

Education

Law degree or SQE1

Job description

Vacancy at Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton

Hybrid (following completion of training)

Vacancy listed28/07/2026

Details

Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton (CABB) is a leading provider of legal advice and information, supporting thousands of clients every year. We are a busy, client-focused and dynamic service with a track record of delivering high quality advice face to face, over the phone and digitally.

Our communities are facing unprecedented challenges with rising costs. The rising cost-of-living continues to directly impact individuals and families, with more people than ever in negative budgets, debt and housing crises.

Our Housing Team provides both one-off advice and legal aid casework across Greater Manchester. We support vulnerable clients across a range of housing issues including possession claims, anti-social behaviour injunctions, unlawful eviction injunctions, homelessness appeals, judicial reviews. We also carry out Housing Loss Prevention Advice Scheme work at Wigan County Court by providing advice and representation for rent and mortgage possession hearings.

In 2025-2026, we supported over 2,000 clients with over 3,000 issues relating to housing. We signed up over 600 clients across Greater Manchester for Legal Aid support.

There is no average case: each client and case is different. As a Housing Paralegal / Adviser, you will manage your own caseload from instruction through to completion, working under appropriate supervision and alongside an established team of solicitors, advisers, caseworkers and administration support.

This role combines specialist housing law advice, legal aid casework, court preparation and holistic client support. It is a fantastic opportunity for personal and professional development, with support to build legal drafting, litigation, advocacy and housing law expertise beyond standard CPD requirements. This role offers (following successful completion of probation) an opportunity to progress under a solicitor training contract.

About you:

• Law degree (or completion of SQE 1) is essential
• Experience of working in housing advice or legal aid services
• Excellent interpersonal skills to engage with a diverse range of clients, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Organisational skills with the ability to adapt, prioritise deadlines and competing tasks in a fast-paced legal aid and advice environment.
• Empathetic, compassionate and resilient, with an understanding of trauma-informed approaches and the ability to adapt to client needs.
• A genuine passion for continual professional development and social justice.

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDI&B):

We believe inclusion is a social justice issue - a principle that underpins our EDI&B work. To that end, we particularly welcome applications from local individuals who are representative of the local communities we serve - this is not just a matter of diversity but of strategic importance to ensure our services are grounded in the realities of our communities. Please complete the anonymised EDI monitoring form using this link .

We value the people who work here. The following are included within the employee remuneration packages as standard;
A flexible 35 hour working week (for full time employees)
Generous holiday entitlement – starting at 25 days per year, increasing to 30 (in addition to bank holidays), pro-rata for part time
Additional day off for your birthday
5% employer contribution pension scheme
Access to 24/7 confidential telephone counselling and structured counselling support
Access to online GP and telephone counselling services
Enhanced family friendly leave and occupational sick leave
Access to ‘Blue Light Card’ and other charity discount schemes