Paralegal

Komodo Law; Brighton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Life insurance

30 days holiday + bank holidays

Workplace pension

Job summary

Komodo Law is seeking an experienced Paralegal to manage a busy civil litigation caseload across personal injury, credit hire and recoveries. Working in a remote-first structure with hybrid options, you will handle small claims and fast-track matters, while upholding rigorous SRA compliance and delivering client-centred service.

You will own case work from instruction through settlement or trial, draft pleadings and settlement documents, and negotiate with care to secure driver-focused outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive civil litigation experience across personal injury, credit hire, and recoveries.
• Track record handling small claims and fast track matters.
• Clear, effective written and oral communication across client and court correspondence.
• Strong time management to handle a diverse caseload with deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own civil claims from instruction to settlement or hearing.
• Provide empathetic, clear guidance to claimants.
• Draft pleadings, court forms, letters of claim, witness statements, and settlement agreements.
• Negotiate settlements and instruct counsel for fair resolutions.
• Maintain Proclaim CMS files with key dates and stages in line with SRA standards.
• Share knowledge and pursue ongoing professional development.

Skills

Civil litigation

Small claims & fast track

Communication skills

Time management

Negotiation

Proclaim CMS

Tools

Proclaim CMS

Job description

Manage, litigate, and champion client outcomes across dynamic civil claims.

Dedicated legal partners. Driver advocates. Zero-stress claims.

Komodo Law was founded to remove the stress and complexity of non-fault motor claims. We are a team of legal experts specialising in advocating for drivers, fighting to get the best outcome across uninsured losses, lost earnings, personal injury, credit hire, and repairs—all handled by a single, dedicated team. One point of contact, zero stress. Headquartered in Brighton, we hire fully remote talent across the country. Want to work where legal expertise meets modern, driver-first advocacy? You’re in the right place.

The role

Komodo Law is seeking an experienced Paralegal to manage an active civil litigation caseload across personal injury, credit hire and recoveries. Operating within an Alternative Business Structure (ABS), this role pairs dedicated mentorship with autonomy across small claims and fast-track files, offering clear pathways to take on greater responsibility as skills expand. Day-to-day work centers on high-quality client care, robust drafting, tactical negotiation, and upholding rigorous SRA compliance standards.

This role reports to the Practice Manager and sits within a team of 6. Our company HQ is based in Brighton, but we operate as a remote-first team, meaning this role can be performed 100% remotely from anywhere in the UK, with hybrid options available if local to Brighton.

What you'll do

• Full-Cycle Case Ownership: Drive civil claims from initial instruction through to settlement or final hearing, adhering to internal quality and risk management standards.

• Empathetic & Decisive Client Guidance: Deliver clear, timely, and supportive legal advice to claimants, identifying when to navigate sensitive matters independently and when to accelerate complex issues.

• Precision Legal Drafting: Prepare pleadings, court forms, letters of claim, witness statements, and comprehensive settlement agreements with high attention to detail.

• Tactical Negotiation & Advocacy: Under supervision negotiate robust settlement figures, assemble trial bundles, and instruct counsel to secure fair, driver-focused resolutions.

• Tech-Driven Case Management: Maintain structured files on Proclaim, tracking key limitation dates, deadlines, and procedural steps in compliance with SRA standards.

• Collaborative Knowledge Sharing: Contribute insights to team discussions, embrace continuous learning, and participate in ongoing professional development.

We’d love to hear from you if you have…

…these essentials to thrive in the role:

• Civil Litigation Track Record: You have extensive experience handling personal injury, credit hire, and/or claimant recoveries, because sound familiarity with CPR, pre-action protocols, and OIC/MOJ portals enables confident case progression.

• Track Competency (Small Claims & Fast Track): Practical experience navigating matters through early tracks, because grounding in core procedural rules ensures robust case preparation and smooth litigation.

• Clear, Compelling Communication: The ability to articulate complex legal positions with warmth, composure, and tact across written advice, court correspondence, and sensitive claimant conversations.

• Commercial Mindset & Risk Instinct: A keen awareness of balancing legal remedies with practical business objectives, spotting emerging risks early to protect client interests.

• Meticulous Time & Priority Management: The discipline to balance deadlines, diary entries, and shifting court timetables across a diverse caseload without missing a beat.

Nice to have

• Intermediate Track Exposure: Familiarity with higher-value procedural demands, which helps accelerate broader litigation progression.

• Proclaim CMS Proficiency: Practical experience with Proclaim workflows, which helps hit the ground running with administrative tasks.

• ABS Regulatory Awareness: Direct experience or insight into Alternative Business Structures, supporting swift alignment with modern firm governance.

What to expect from the process

• Screen: A 45-minute call with the Talent team. We'll cover the role, your background, and your questions.

• First Interview: 60-minute video call with the Litigation Manager and People team to delve into the role, including role and team fit questions.

• Final Interview: 60-minute interview with Head of Practice and Director of Insurance

We design this to be a two-way conversation. Come with questions — we want you to leave knowing whether this is the right move for you.

We also use AI tools to support our hiring process — not to make decisions, but to help us run a fairer, faster process.

What we offer

We've built a benefits package that invests in our people’s long-term personal and professional growth and wellbeing. Here’s a sample of what this includes:

• Competitive salary: Dependent on qualification and experience, benchmarked to market by location. We discuss compensation openly from the first conversation.

• 30 days of holiday annually, plus bank holidays

• Private healthcare for you and your family, including pre-existing conditions

• Life insurance at 3x your salary

• 13 weeks parental leave at full pay for new parents

• Workplace nursery scheme with Gogeta, allowing you to pay fees pre-tax

• Ride to work scheme

• Workplace pension scheme to help you save for retirement

• Flexible working hours to suit your lifestyle

• £500 annual personal training allowance plus regular learning opportunities on a variety of topics

• £40 monthly wellbeing to keep you healthy

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, covering you and immediate family members—offering crisis support, counselling, legal advice, menopause CBT, and more

• Unlimited AI usage