Our people are what set us apart as a law firm and we pride ourselves on taking exceptional care of our team. We are proud to be one of the most progressive law firms in the North of England and to have been ranked 23rd in the Top 100 UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2025 by Great Place to Work©
We are looking to recruit a Paralegal to support our busy Medical Negligence team working three days per week. The role will be based at either our Carlisle or Cockermouth office, with travel required between both locations as needed.
Who are we looking for?
The successful candidate will be supporting our solicitors within the Medical Negligence Department. We welcome candidates with previous experience in medical negligence, though this is not essential. A law degree (LLB or equivalent) is required for this role.
Core duties include supporting the lawyers within the team, some examples:
- Supporting solicitors with day-to-day case handling
- Communicating with clients where appropriate
- Maintaining and updating client files
- Reviewing case files and keeping the legal team informed
- Drafting basic statements and legal documentation
- Conducting legal research as requested by senior team members
- Assisting with general client matters and departmental administration
The successful candidate will have a proactive, ‘can-do’ attitude to enable them to work closely with a team of legal fee-earners, paralegals and legal assistants on all aspects of this work, and may have a fee earning target themselves. The ability to work as part of a team is therefore essential together with excellent communication, organisational and IT skills.
What do we offer?
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate with the potential for longer-term career advancement in our forward-thinking law firm, with a well-established client base. Along with this we will provide you with a competitive salary, pension, 30 days holiday and Private Medical Health Insurance; in addition, we will even give you your birthday off every year too!
Our values of Together, Balanced, and Progressive, help to nurture our culture of providing outstanding client service within a caring and supportive environment. Please see our website for further information about who we are and what we value at: https://www.burnetts.co.uk/. To read more about how great it is to work for us, please visit
https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/workplace/item/3520/Burnetts
If this role sounds like the next step in your career, then please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter to [email protected]
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We are committed to improving the diversity of our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.
If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know so we can ensure the right arrangements are in place.
Closing date: Friday 31st July at 12:00pm.
Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage early applications.
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Financial planning services
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
