Paralegal

Asselien; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent legal organization in Liverpool is hiring a Legal Adviser to assist solicitors with a diverse caseload involving housing rights. The role includes drafting legal documents, court representation, and maintaining professional client care. Ideal candidates should possess excellent communication skills and be proficient in legal research and case management systems. This permanent, full-time position offers a salary of £31,600 per annum, with a range of benefits including generous leave policies and pension contributions.

Benefits

30 days of annual leave

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Pension

Interest-free travel loans

Tenancy deposit loan

Cycle-to-work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Good understanding of litigation work required.
• Housing law experience is an advantage.
• Ability to provide professional client care.

Responsibilities

• Assist solicitors in maintaining an active caseload.
• Draft letters and make applications.
• Provide court representation.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Proficiency in case management systems

Strong time-management skills

Collaboration

Legal research abilities

Job description

Salary: £31,600 per annum pro rata

Location: Merseyside – currently based in Anfield with plans to move to Liverpool City Centre in 2026

Contract: Permanent Full‑time (37.5 hours per week)

Closing date: Tuesday 20th January 2026 at 11.30 pm

Note: This role is advertised as a Paralegal but the appointed title will be Legal Adviser.

About the Role

You will assist our solicitors in maintaining an active caseload, enabling clients to enforce their housing rights. Your duties will include taking instructions and witness statements, drafting letters, making applications, providing court representation, and ensuring time recording and income targets are met.

About you

You need a good understanding of litigation work, the ability to carry out legal research, and a standard of professional service and client care. Excellent communication skills (both written and face‑to‑face), proficiency in case management systems and time recording, and strong time‑management and workload‑management skills are essential. Housing law experience and familiarity with Legal Aid/CCMS is an advantage. You collaborate effectively with a team, respond quickly to change, and are open to challenging the status quo and introducing new ideas.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family‑friendly policies, pension, and interest‑free travel loans. Employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle‑to‑work scheme, and an employee assistance programme.

About the Team

Our Legal team is based across England and has over 100 people delivering housing advice and litigation services. Working closely with other Shelter Services teams, we take referrals for certified litigation work, controlled work, and Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes. Shelter Merseyside Hub has provided housing advice and support to local people for more than 20 years, helping those facing bad housing and homelessness. We partner with a range of organisations to improve the systems that prevent secure, safe, affordable accommodation. You will work alongside Housing Rights Workers, Management and Administration, Community Organising and Lived Experience Teams to bring about systemic change locally.

About Shelter

Home is a human right – that is our foundation. Every day, millions are devastated by the housing emergency. We exist to defend the right to a safe home. We need ambitious, passionate people to join us to achieve fundamental change. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we represent the people we help and support our movement. In all our people decisions we pride ourselves on inclusion, equity and transparency. We are committed to combating racism within and outside Shelter and welcome you to our journey to becoming truly anti‑racist.

How to apply

Please click Apply for Job below. Submit a CV and a supporting statement. The statement should provide responses to the ‘About you’ points in no more than 350 words each, using the STAR format and demonstrating how you address the behaviour below throughout your responses.

• We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset.

Any application submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.

Safeguarding Statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, well‑being and human rights of those we support, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All staff must observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.