Paralegal

Thompsons Solicitors; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social justice law firm based in Leeds is seeking a full-time candidate with strong skills in legal drafting, proofreading, and legal research. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and the chance to work within a firm dedicated to fighting for social justice and the rights of the injured. Candidates should possess proficiency in Google Docs and Microsoft Office applications.

Qualifications

• Experience in legal drafting and proofreading is essential.
• Must have strong organizational and research skills.
• Proficiency in Google Docs and Microsoft applications is required.

Skills

Legal Drafting

Proofreading

Google Docs

Organizational skills

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Case Management

Legal Research

Research Experience

Paralegal

Filing

Writing Skills

Tools

Google Docs

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Application Deadline

October 17 2025

Department

Personal Injury

Employment Type

Full Time

Location

Leeds

Workplace type

Hybrid

Compensation

27217 / year

The role ...

What we are looking for...

About Thompsons Solicitors

For 100 years leading social justice law firm Thompsons Solicitors has been fighting for the rights of the injured and mistreated and changing lives for the better. Since 1921 we have stood shoulder-to-shoulder with trade unions to implement key legal reforms and give a voice to those who might otherwise have been disadvantaged and marginalised.

Thompsons ran :

• the case that established the right for injured workers to be compensated in 1937
• the first asbestos case that was successful in the House of Lords in 1972
• the first equal pay for equal value claim in the UK (1988) and later in Europe (1993)
• the case against UK construction companies for blacklisting union members in 2016
• hundreds of cases on behalf of women who received negligent treatment at the hands of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson (2017) and behalf of those injured by mesh (2019).

Today Thompsons employs 800 staff who work at 18 offices right across the UK. Key areas of legal specialism include : personal injury serious injury asbestos diseases medical negligence road traffic accidents accidents at work industrial diseases and trade union law. As a point of principle the firm has never worked for employers or insurers.

Over the last 100 years we have consistently won the cases that have advanced the law for working people but as long as there are employers who put profit before the safety and rights of their workforce there is always more to do. We continue to expose injustice holding those responsible to account and campaigning for positive change.

We want to hear from anyone who is keen to progress a legal career with a firm that wont let up in its quest for fairness.

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Thompsons Solicitors is a trading name of Thompsons Solicitors LLP.

Key Skills

• Legal Drafting
• Proofreading
• Google Docs
• Organizational skills
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Case Management
• Legal Research
• Research Experience
• Paralegal
• Filing
• Writing Skills

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1