Paralegal Academy

AllAboutLaw; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global law firm is offering a Paralegal Academy program aimed at individuals aspiring to build a career in law. This unique opportunity provides hands-on experience within Casualty Practice, without requiring previous legal experience. Ideal candidates should possess a UK Bachelor’s degree with organizational and communication skills. The role involves case management and assisting with high-value claims in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

On-going training and support

Combination of office and hybrid working

Qualifications

• Must hold a UK Bachelor’s degree at 2:2 or above.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills required.
• No prior law experience needed.

Responsibilities

• Run your own cases and assist in complex claims.
• Instruct counsel and medical experts.
• Take witness statements and assess evidence.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

2:2 degree in any discipline

BBC A-Level or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Please note, this application is for a 9th February 2026 start date. Please only apply to this role if you are able to start full time employment from that date.

If you are still studying, you can apply to our summer 2026 vacancies which will go live in February.

What is the Paralegal Academy?

There's more than one path into a law career, and our Paralegal Academy offers a brilliant new way to build an exciting future in our Casualty Practice. If you're fresh out of university, or you're switching careers, we've designed this fantastic programme to nurture you as a Paralegal and help you become part of an amazing story - ours.

Working closely with our Partners and experienced fee earners, you'll play an important role in our Casualty teams with a workload that ranges from running your own cases, to assisting in complex, high value claims. Covering a range of areas from Credit Hire to Catastrophic Injury, you'll be involved in instructing counsel and medical experts, taking witness statements, assessing evidence, reviewing medical records, attending conferences, and much more.

We've designed our Paralegal Academy to offer the very best on the job training and experience in our sector. Our Paralegal Academy Lead will be on hand to keep everything running smoothly, and our Legal Training Manager will also support you with technical and structured training - so you can get the skills and experience to go further than you imagine. With our 1-week induction, quarterly training offering and our on-demand training sessions, you’ll find lots of support on hand.

Our Casualty teams comprise some of the most experienced and knowledgeable practitioners in our industry, all ready to lead, guide and mentor you on your career journey. You'll work closely with our Partners on every aspect of the cases you support. And you'll discover a genuinely inclusive workplace that not only reflects the diversity of the communities we serve but offers unique opportunities to learn from an equally diverse team of experts.

When you join our Paralegal Academy, you'll experience a fully tailored programme of development and if you're one of our top performers, after 12-months in role you could apply for a place on one of our internal qualification routes, dependent on eligibility criteria.

About Us

At Clyde & Co, we're leaders in the Casualty market. Built on scale, unparalleled expertise and a new vision for making the most of AI, data and technology, our Casualty practice is the biggest in the UK. With 480 partners, 2400 lawyers, and 3200 legal professionals in over 60 locations on 6 continents, our reach is truly global.

Our incredibly varied workload includes multi-million cases that take us from our desks to courtrooms across the UK. It's a chance to learn from true industry experts and experienced people at all levels of our business - all committed to helping you build a successful law career.

About You

This is a brilliant opportunity for anyone who's interested in a law career - even if you've missed previous application deadlines, or if law wasn't your first career choice. You don't even need experience in law - what's most important is that you have a UK Bachelor’s degree at 2:2 or above in any subject, or an equivalent qualification.

We're looking for people with excellent communication, analytical and organisational skills, and an ability to work well under pressure and to strict deadlines. Some knowledge of the litigation process would also be useful - but it's not essential.

Key Requirements

• 2:2 degree in any discipline*
• BBC A-Level, Higher or equivalent (Mitigating circumstances will be taken into consideration)
• Grade C/4 at GCSE English Literature, English Language and Maths
• Please note, for those in Scotland and Northern Ireland, you would need a relevant law degree for that jurisdiction to be eligible for internal qualification routes after 12-months

We use RARE a contextualised recruitment system to ensure fairness and equality, and we review applications holistically.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• No law experience required
• Combination of office and hybrid working

We'll make sure you have plenty of support throughout your programme. You can also look forward to on-going internal training designed to ensure you have the skills, knowledge, and commercial acumen you need to become a well-rounded Paralegal.

The Application Process

Role. We are looking for applicants with the motivation to join our firm and potential to be successful in the role throughout our process. The application process varies slightly from programme to programme, but this is what you'll need to do for this opportunity:

• Explore the programme specific information to understand which opportunity is the right one for you. You can only apply to one role.
• Complete an online application
• Online assessment – consisting of a critical reasoning test as well as our Clyde & Co strengths-based assessment, which contains a mix of question types including written and order ranking.
• Video Interview - If you perform well in our initial online assessment, you will then be invited to complete a pre-recorded video interview.
• Following this, if successful, we will be in contact to invite you to a virtual assessment centre, that will consist of a written task and a strengths-based interview.

*Please note: Some of our teams within the Casualty Practice require Paralegals to travel as part of the role, therefore, our application form includes a question about driving licences and vehicles. Please note that your answer does not impact the outcome of your application, but is used to help assign successful candidates to teams*

Reasonable Adjustments

Please let us know if you need us to make adjustments or changes to the assessment process to help you best demonstrate your suitability for the role. We will do our best to accommodate your request. If you wish to discuss anything regarding the process, please contact Early Careers ([e-mail]).

You can find out more about the interview process and examples of adjustments we can put in place via this link

We recommend attending our virtual Paralegal Academy insight day before submitting an application, so that you understand the next steps and online assessment. We do not recruit on a rolling basis.

The Firm

Clyde & Co is a global law firm providing a complete service to clients in its core sectors of insurance, transport, energy, infrastructure and trade & commodities.

We're growing and transforming our business and accelerating our clients' success. The prospects for taking on new challenges and pursuing your potential have never been brighter.

Our distinctive strength is our people. Sharp thinking, motivated and grounded, we believe the best ideas and solutions are co-created. We share our time and opportunities to contribute in positive, impactful ways. Collaboration and teamwork are at the heart of our culture where everyone can thrive.

Here you're empowered with autonomy to work your way. To embrace every opportunity to accelerate your career doing interesting, stimulating work. To learn and broaden your outlook with global teams and clients. Supported by thoughtful, inspiring colleagues and mentors.

Our business is fast paced and demanding. The expectations and standards are high. You'll be fully invested in growing yourself, your colleagues and our firm. Working together towards a shared goal - to consistently deliver exceptional outcomes and bring out the best in each other.

Our Values

Our Values Are The Principles That Guide The Decisions We Make, Unite Us In Our Endeavours And Strengthen Our Delivery, For Our Clients And Our Firm.

• Work as one We are a globally connected team of talented people who act with a firm-first mentality to achieve success
• Excel with clients We aim high and challenge ourselves to deliver unique excellence for our clients, keeping them at the centre of everything we do
• Celebrate difference We help each other to be at our best and believe our differences result in greater achievement
• Act boldly We seek new opportunities, take action and learn as we go, recognising that curiosity drives our development and contributes to growth