Paralegal

CMS UK; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working policy

Bonus scheme

Up to 25 days holiday

Holiday exchange scheme

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Equality Act accommodations

Job summary

CMS UK seeks a diligent paralegal to support a wide range of client matters, including document reviews, due diligence, data subject access requests and contentious IP work. The role offers exposure to litigation tasks across Scottish and English jurisdictions and collaboration with a dynamic paralegal team.

You will assist with preparation of hearing bundles, manage documentation, and progress undefended matters under supervision.

Qualifications

• <1>Meticulous attention to detail is essential.
• <2>Strong organisational and time management abilities to meet deadlines.
• <3>Excellent written and verbal communication with stakeholders.
• <4>Team-oriented approach with initiative.
• <5>Proficiency in Microsoft Office; familiarity with legal tech tools.
• <6>A paralegal qualification and/or degree in law is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist with document reviews for data subject access requests and litigation disclosure.
• Support contentious workstreams by preparing hearing bundles and assisting with court process tasks.
• Progress undefended litigation across Scottish and English jurisdictions under supervision.
• Provide support to fee earners with document management, due diligence and project-based work.
• Contribute to drafting first drafts and client-ready materials under fee earner guidance.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication

Team player

Microsoft Office

Legal tech

Education

Paralegal qualification or law degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

This is a varied role offering exposure to a broad range of client matters, including document management, due diligence, data subject access requests and contentious intellectual property work.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate’s key responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with document reviews for data subject access requests and litigation disclosure exercises.
• Supporting contentious workstreams — including intellectual property disputes and employment tribunal cases — by preparing hearing bundles and carrying out court process tasks.
• Carrying out tasks to progress undefended litigation across Scottish and English jurisdictions, including letters before action, enforcement and recovery steps, asset traces, and negotiation of payment arrangements under fee earner supervision.
• Providing support to fee earners with document management, due diligence and project-based work across a range of practice areas, including reviewing, redacting and preparing contracts and other legal documents.
• Contributing to the preparation of first draft documents and client-ready materials under fee earner guidance.

About You

This dynamic and varied role is a fantastic opportunity for a diligent and ambitious paralegal possessing the attributes and skills below 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 through to completion. 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.
• A relevant paralegal qualification and/or degree in law would be beneficial but is not essential. Any experience gained through a paralegal role, placement, internship or legal studies would be advantageous, as would exposure to legal processes, dispute-related matters, stakeholder communication or document management.

What’s in it for you?

Benefits

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.

If you would like to read more information regarding our range of benefits, please visit our Rewards & Benefits page on our website.

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