Paralegal - Non-Contentious Construction

Gowling WLG; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days leave

Private medical insurance

Pension allowance

Life assurance

Sabbatical

Maternity/paternity leave

Wellbeing programmes

City centre offices

Training and development

Job summary

Gowling WLG in Birmingham is seeking a Paralegal to join our Non-Contentious Construction team. You'll support fee earners, clients and Partners, handling administrative aspects of transactions and ensuring a seamless client experience.

The role focuses on non-contentious construction, including reviewing JCT contracts, identifying risks, and escalating issues, while delivering high-quality work and excellent service in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Paralegal experience, preferably in non-contentious construction.
• Strong eye for detail and ability to support fee earners and Clients.

Responsibilities

• Support fee earners, clients and Partners in a non-contentious fixed-fee practice.
• Assist with administrative aspects of transactions and ensure a seamless client experience.
• Review construction documentation (e.g., JCT contracts) and identify risks or inconsistencies.
• Escalate issues clearly and work with the wider team to keep matters progressing smoothly.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Non-contentious construction

Attention to detail

Client service

Job description

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal to join our Non-Contentious Construction team in Birmingham. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a collaborative environment, has a keen eye for detail, and takes pride in keeping matters running smoothly.

Job Description

Supporting fee earners, clients and Partners, you'll play an important role in our non-contentious fixed-fee practice, helping to manage the administrative aspects of transactions and ensuring a seamless experience for both the team and our clients.

About you

We are looking for someone who brings Paralegal experience, with desirable experience in non-contentious construction work and enjoys getting into the detail while supporting fee earners on a broad range of matters.

You'll play a key role in the initial review of construction documentation, including JCT contracts and other building agreements, confidently identifying risks, inconsistencies and areas requiring escalation, and communicating these clearly and effectively. Working closely with the wider team, you'll help ensure matters progress smoothly, bringing a proactive approach, strong attention to detail and a genuine interest in delivering high-quality work and excellent client service.

What We Can Offer You

The opportunity to work for a firm which has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work® for 26 consecutive years.

Excellent benefits, including:

• A hybrid approach to office and remote working
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
• Free private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
• A generous pension allowance
• Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
• The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
• A range of health and wellbeing programmes
• State of the art offices, in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, with an onsite restaurant
• Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development

Equal Opportunities

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.

At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.