Litigation Paralegal - Glasgow/ Edinburgh

CMS CMNO LLP; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working policy

Generous bonus scheme

Up to 25 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

CMS is seeking an experienced Litigation Paralegal / Senior Paralegal to join our Legal Services Unit in Glasgow or Edinburgh. The role focuses on supporting the intellectual property team and handling a varied workload for high‑profile clients.

You will assist across Scottish and English cases, manage deadlines, and collaborate with fee earners to progress actions and enforcement. A strong foundation in litigation and paralegal qualifications is essential.

Qualifications

• Previous litigation experience, preferably in debt recovery or similar.
• Paralegal qualification or law degree preferred.
• Experience with Scottish Court of Session or English court process is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist fee earners with issuing Letters Before Action and raising court actions.
• Liaise with debtors and manage responses.
• Manage casework within the team’s workbox and meet court deadlines.
• Negotiate payment arrangements with clients.
• Instruct investigations, asset tracing, and insolvency checks for enforcement.
• Support real estate planning with document management and due diligence.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Communication Skills

Team Player

Microsoft Office

Legal Tech

AI Tools

Litigation Experience

Education

Paralegal qualification

Law degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Legal tech tools

Job description

This role will primarily involve working with our intellectual property team on contentious workstreams. Experience of the Scottish Court of Session or English court process, managing your own litigation caseload in a debt recovery or similar paralegal role, and dealing with direct telephone calls from debtors/defendants, will be preferred. Other aspects of the role are likely to include supporting our real estate planning team with document management and due diligence, and supporting clients with projects such as data subject access requests.

About the role CMS are looking to recruit an experienced litigation Paralegal / Senior Paralegal to join our Legal Services Unit in either our Glasgow or Edinburgh office. The Legal Services Unit is the centralised paralegal team at CMS. The successful candidate will undertake a varied workload, with the primary focus being providing support to our thriving intellectual property team, working for and with a variety of high-profile clients. If you have the skills and drive to help us develop our successful team, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Scottish (Court of Session) & English Litigation Support (Undefended Actions) - Assist fee earners across Scottish and English cases with issuing Letters Before Action, assisting lawyers with raising court actions (including preparing paperwork and productions), dealing with additional stages of court process as required including the progressing of money judgments.
• Negotiation and liaison with target premises - Dealing with queries and contact from the recipients of letters before action, taking instructions from client and negotiation and management of a range of responses and behaviours.
• End-to-End Caseflow & Workbox Management - Manage tasks within the team’s joint workbox, ensuring court deadlines, enforcement activity, and client correspondence are actioned promptly and in line with jurisdictional requirements.
• Negotiation & Client Liaison - Negotiate sustainable payment arrangements in accordance with client instructions and court processes.
• Investigations, Asset Tracing & Insolvency Check - Instruct investigations, including property ownership searches, asset identification, and insolvency checks to support enforcement and recovery strategy.
• Enforcement, Tracing & Recovery Action - Instruct and oversee trace reports and enforcement action, including diligence and post-judgment recovery across Scottish and English jurisdictions.

About you

This dynamic and varied role is a fantastic opportunity for a diligent and ambitious paralegal possessing the below attributes and skills to join a thriving paralegal team:

• Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to detail is essential.
• Organisational and Time Management Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously and to prioritise conflicting deadlines.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills are necessary for interacting with lawyers, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Team Player: Ability to work well in a team whilst using your own initiative.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Familiarity with Word, Excel, and other relevant software.
• Legal Tech: A keen focus on leveraging digital tools to manage the full matter lifecycle — from instructions being received to enforcement.
• A hunger to learn new skills, including how to use new AI automation and other legal tech tools to support our evolving service delivery model.
• Previous litigation experience (as a debt recovery paralegal or similar) is essential.
• A relevant paralegal qualification and / or a degree in law would be helpful, but not essential.

What’s in it for you?

We want to reward you today and help you plan for tomorrow. We appreciate that everyone is different, therefore we have designed a benefits system that offers choice and flexibility based on individual needs and lifestyles. To name a few, these include:

• Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
• Flexible, hybrid working policy
• Generous bonus scheme
• Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days with service)
• Holiday exchange scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Reasonable adjustments and accommodation for disabled talent in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note that we have a preferred agency panel in place.

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