Paralegal

Abingdon People; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Abingdon People is recruiting a Paralegal to join its Investigations & Enforcement team, supporting complex investigations within a public protection environment.

You will work with senior casework colleagues and lawyers, guiding cases from investigation through tribunal proceedings and ensuring fair, compliant decision making in high-profile matters.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting complex investigations or disciplinary casework.
• Excellent written communication and drafting skills.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to analyse complex information and identify key issues.
• Experience working with case management systems.
• Confidence communicating with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborative approach and commitment to high quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Supporting senior casework colleagues with legally and factually complex investigations.
• Undertaking investigative tasks including gathering evidence, obtaining witness statements and reviewing documentation.
• Providing paralegal support on significant and high profile cases progressing through disciplinary proceedings and appeals.
• Acting as a key point of contact for witnesses, registrants and other stakeholders, ensuring timely and professional communication.
• Monitoring active investigations, identifying issues and taking proactive action to keep cases progressing.
• Preparing written summaries, case updates and briefing material for senior decision makers.
• Maintaining accurate case records and ensuring information is recorded on the case management system.
• Supporting litigation by working closely with internal legal colleagues.
• Contributing to the review and development of investigation procedures, guidance and quality assurance processes.
• Working collaboratively across legal, operational and policy teams to support organisational priorities and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Building effective working relationships with external stakeholders involved in regulatory investigations.

Skills

Investigations

Drafting

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Case management systems

Analysis

Stakeholder communication

Collaboration

Tools

No tools specified

Job description

Job Title: Paralegal | Investigations & Enforcement

Contract: FTC (6 months)

About the role

We're supporting a respected professional regulator with the appointment of a Paralegal to join its Investigations and Enforcement team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced paralegal or regulatory professional to work on complex investigations within a public protection environment, supporting high profile and legally sensitive casework from investigation through to tribunal proceedings.

Working alongside senior casework colleagues and lawyers, you'll play a key role in ensuring investigations are progressed efficiently, fairly and in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Supporting senior casework colleagues with legally and factually complex investigations.
• Undertaking investigative tasks including gathering evidence, obtaining witness statements and reviewing documentation.
• Providing paralegal support on significant and high profile cases progressing through disciplinary proceedings and appeals.
• Acting as a key point of contact for witnesses, registrants and other stakeholders, ensuring timely and professional communication.
• Monitoring active investigations, identifying issues and taking proactive action to keep cases progressing.
• Preparing written summaries, case updates and briefing material for senior decision makers.
• Maintaining accurate case records and ensuring information is recorded on the case management system.
• Supporting litigation by working closely with internal legal colleagues.
• Contributing to the review and development of investigation procedures, guidance and quality assurance processes.
• Working collaboratively across legal, operational and policy teams to support organisational priorities and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Building effective working relationships with external stakeholders involved in regulatory investigations.

About you

You'll have experience working within a regulatory, legal, investigations or professional discipline environment and be comfortable managing competing priorities within complex casework.

You'll also bring:

• Experience supporting complex investigations or disciplinary casework.
• Excellent written communication and drafting skills.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• The ability to analyse complex information and identify key issues.
• Experience working with case management systems.
• The confidence to communicate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• A collaborative approach and commitment to delivering high quality outcomes.

Why apply?

This is an opportunity to join an organisation that plays an important public protection role, where your work will directly contribute to fair, robust and proportionate regulatory decision making. You'll work alongside experienced legal and regulatory professionals on complex, high profile matters while contributing to the continuous improvement of investigation processes and regulatory practice.