Paralegal

Royal mail; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading postal services organization is seeking a Paralegal in London to support their Commercial & Technology Legal Team. The ideal candidate will have 2 to 3 years of legal experience and a law degree. Responsibilities include providing legal advice, handling contracts, and managing legal queries. This role offers competitive salary and an annual bonus, along with opportunities for career development.

Benefits

10% annual bonus potential

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Family friendly support

Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years of experience in a legal role.
• Experience in an in-house legal team or commercial law firm.
• Tech-savvy and comfortable with legal systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the Commercial & Technology team by providing legal advice.
• Lead on incoming legal queries.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts.

Skills

Legal research

Contract negotiation

Commercial legal advice

Communication with senior stakeholders

Education

Law degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

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Competitive salary, 10% annual bonus potential, 25 days a nnual leave plus bank holidays rising with years served and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full time

You will be based at the London Farringdon or Sheffield Pond Street office 3 days per week.

At Royal Mail, our legal professionals play a key role in supporting one of the UK’s most recognised and trusted organisations. Our Commercial & Technology Legal Team is at the centre of change, helping to shape the future of the business.

We’re currently looking for a Paralegal with 2 to 3 years’ experience in a legal role to join our team. If you're someone who values continuous learning, career development, and making a real impact through your work, we’d like to hear from you.

This is a great opportunity to gain exposure to a wide range of commercial legal matters in a fast-evolving environment.

About the Role
Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, you’ll support the Commercial & Technology team by providing legal advice and helping improve how legal services are delivered across the business.

You will also:
• Take the lead on incoming legal queries—sorting, prioritising, and helping direct them to the right people.
• Offer commercial legal advice, either on your own or alongside colleagues.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, plus digging into legal research when needed.
• Keep contract templates and standard terms up to date and fit for purpose.
• Work with external law firms and helping manage billing and queries.
• Support the rollout of new legal tools and smarter ways of working.
• Contribute to the team’s goals, values, and overall direction.
• Pitch in across other legal areas when needed.

About You:
• Law degree or equivalent industry-recognised professional paralegal qualification (e.g. qualifying degree & LPC, CILEX)
• Experienced in an in-house legal team or in a commercial law firm.
• Organised, adaptable, and ready to take initiative.
• Tech-savvy and comfortable with legal systems.
• Positive, solutions-focused, and eager to help.
• Able to judge when to escalate and when to run with it.
• A confident communicator, especially with senior stakeholders.
• Motivated to learn, grow, and take on new challenges.

• Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
•Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
•Supportive and generous company sick pay
•Your Wellbeing -you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
*Available only to perm employees

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face or virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail.We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.

We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date: Sunday 17th August. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.