Paralegal

HM Revenue & Customs; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

HMRC is seeking a Litigation Paralegal for the Solicitor’s Office and Legal Services at the Stratford Regional Centre. This is a 4‑month initial contract based in Stratford. The role focuses on assisting lawyers across a broad spectrum of tax and public law litigation work.

The successful candidate will have a legal qualification, strong research skills and be well organised. They will handle routine tasks, support senior colleagues and operate within HMRC Legal Group, Litigation Paralegal

Qualifications

• Legal qualification and strong legal research skills.
• Good working knowledge of legal databases such as LexisNexis and Westlaw.
• Well organised with ability to manage a busy workload.

Responsibilities

• Support lawyers from proceedings through to Tribunal or Court hearing.
• Draft and serve notices and applications to Tribunal.
• Draft case correspondence and prepare chronologies.
• Identify relevant documents and assemble bundles.
• Attend Tribunal hearings and assist with complex litigation.
• Provide legal support on higher‑level cases to senior colleagues.

Skills

Legal research skills

Oral and written communication

Organised

Education

Qualified in law

Tools

LexisNexis

Westlaw

Job description

We have an opportunity for a Litigation Paralegal in HMRC’s Solicitor’s Office and Legal Services based in our Stratford Regional Centre.

4 month initial contract up to 31/03/27

The Office is an integral part of HMRC. It is headed by the General Counsel and Solicitor, Alan Evans, and includes approximately 350 lawyers who advise on legal issues arising from HMRC’s policy and operational work and conduct the Department’s litigation. Our legal work is high quality and covers a broad range of subjects. In addition to tax, our advice covers public law issues for HMRC, including human rights, administrative law, freedom of information, criminal law, benefits and credits and commercial law. Our lawyers work in specialist teams handling specific areas of work. Each team tends to focus on either advisory work or litigation and the opportunities available in this trawl are for Litigation. Our paralegals are an integral source of support for our lawyers.

We are looking for intellectually capable, highly motivated self-starting people with excellent oral and written communication skills.

You need:

• a legal qualification and strong legal research skills, ideally with a good working knowledge of legal databases such as LexisNexis and Westlaw.
• to be very well organised and able to manage a busy and varied workload.
• to be proactive and flexible.
• to be able to do several routine admin tasks (see more information above).
• to have good self-awareness and a commitment to using feedback to learn and develop.

HMRC paralegals work in varied and challenging teams in HMRC Legal Group. These posts are within HMRC Legal Group, Litigation Paralegal Support.

The Paralegal Support Teams:

• Work a range of litigation.
• Work to and comply with Tribunal/Court Directions.
• Support lawyers with more complex litigation.

As a paralegal, you will have responsibility for supporting lawyers dealing with cases from commencement of proceedings through to hearing and conclusion at Tribunal or Court.

The successful applicants will be responsible for delivering casework, the duties can vary but will include supporting Lawyers with the following:

• Draft and serve notices and applications to be served on the Tribunal.
• Draft and send case correspondence.
• Prepare chronologies.
• Identify relevant documents and produce bundles.
• Attend Tribunal hearings.
• Draft statement of case and other key documents.
• Provide legal support to experienced senior colleagues on complex cases.

There is also an expectation for you to quickly grasp the specialist processes that are key to the delivery of work in the area to which you are appointed.

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