Part-Time Paralegal
Square Legal (i24 Group)
Location: Leeds – Kingswood House, Richardshaw Lane, Leeds, LS28 6BN
Square Legal is a legal support service operating from our Leeds office, providing practical, cost-effective legal support to private clients and businesses.
We deliver a wide range of legal support services carried out by paralegals, offering a clear and efficient alternative to traditional solicitor-led services where appropriate.
We are now looking for a part-time Paralegal to join our small and growing team.
This is a role for someone who is comfortable taking ownership. You will be the sole paralegal based in our Leeds office, with the wider Square Legal team working remotely and other on-site colleagues operating in non-legal roles.
This role suits someone who can work independently, take initiative, and confidently manage their own workload without needing day-to-day supervision.
The Role
This is a hands-on, client-facing role with real responsibility.
You will manage matters from first contact through to completion, ensuring work is delivered efficiently, professionally, and in line with client instructions and agreed scope.
In addition to external clients, you will also support internal legal and administrative matters for other businesses within the i24 Group.
You will effectively take charge of Square Legal’s day-to-day operations in the Leeds office.
Typical responsibilities include:
· Taking initial calls and meetings with new clients
· Understanding client needs and presenting the Square Legal solution
· Confidently onboarding clients and closing work
· Drafting and preparing documents and correspondence
· Assisting with forms, applications, and legal paperwork
· Supporting dispute-related and debt recovery matters (administrative and document-based)
· Managing multiple live matters through to completion
· Accurately quoting work (fixed fee and hourly)
Logging time, progress, and updates on the system
· Proactively following up leads and progressing existing cases
· Managing workflow, priorities, and revenue generation
· Providing a brief end-of-day update to management on activity and progress
You will be trusted to run matters efficiently, keep clients informed, and ensure Square Legal operates smoothly on a day-to-day basis.
About You
You will:
· Have legal or law-related experience (paralegal, legal assistant, law graduate, or similar)
· Have previous office-based experience
· Be confident speaking with clients by phone and in person
· Communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing
· Be highly organised, efficient, and detail-oriented
· Be comfortable managing multiple matters independently
· Be confident drafting documents and correspondence from instructions
· Understand scope, pricing, and time management
· Be reliable, presentable, and professional
· Be a self-starter who takes ownership and gets on with the work
This role suits someone who enjoys responsibility, autonomy, and being trusted to manage their own day.
The Opportunity
This role offers:
· Part-time hours to start, with the potential for additional hours as the business grows
· A high level of autonomy and responsibility
· Exposure to a broad range of legal support work
· Direct client interaction and ownership of matters
· The chance to play a key role in a growing division
· The stability of working within an established group (i24 Group)
Pay & Hours
· Hourly rate: £13–£15 per hour (depending on experience)
· Part-time hours initially – 15 hours/week, Mon-Fri
· Flexibility for additional hours when required
About i24 Group
Square Legal operates as part of i24 Group, a dynamic holding company with a growing portfolio of businesses. This role combines the independence of working within a small, agile legal support service with the backing of a wider, established group.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £13.00-£15.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
