Salary: £25,989 - £27,254 per annum
Grade: E
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, although applications for part time working will also be considered.
Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Are you looking for a career which is both rewarding and offers a unique blend of the private and public sector? Come and join our expanding legal team at First North Law.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal Officer to join our supportive legal team at First North Law to provide support on a wide range of legal matters.
We welcome applications from a background in any legal discipline as full training will be provided as required to ensure the successful candidate can cover all areas of practice.
Day to Day
- Preparing and processing correspondence and documents
- Processing land registry searches, registration of leases and land charges.
- Ensuring an effective filing system is maintained and case management is up to date.
- Assistance with the preparation, collation, production and timely distribution of court bundles
- Written and telephone contact with clients, courts, suppliers and third parties in relation to case requirements.
- Making arrangements for a variety of meetings
- Drafting letters and court applications under supervision
- Carrying out legal research
- Occasional attendance at Court.
This is a role where work is varied and challenges arise regularly as clients look to develop their own service offering.
The Person:
Whilst it is preferable for applicants to have some knowledge or experience working in a legal environment or equivalent professional setting, it is not essential to have a legal qualification, as this role is primarily supporting our team of lawyers. The ideal candidate will have experience with prioritising and meeting deadlines, a good standard of organisational and people skills, excellent attention to detail and have a flexible, ‘can do’ attitude.
Our Team
First North Law is wholly owned by North Yorkshire Council and the successful candidate for this role will be employed by the Authority and enjoy all the benefits of working for the Authority whilst undertaking work in the private sector. This role sits within a growing team and reports to a First North law Director.
First North Law generates revenue for the Council by offering traded legal services to external clients. The nature of the work requires a flexible and versatile approach as it will change from time to time in response to the changing needs of the Council, and its developing initiatives. The post is required to work with colleagues and Members at every level within the organisation, with external clients and partners, and to manage the performance of staff within its responsibility. The budget of Legal and Democratic Services is in part dependent on income from external sources and the post must play its part in ensuring successful income generation and in ensuring compliance with Law Society Professional Standards.
Why First North Law?
If you enjoy working in a busy but rewarding environment, where you will be trained and gain experience to support the whole range of legal work carried out by First North Law, we would love to hear from you. The starting salary for this role is £25,989 (Grade E) – subject to pay award. You will benefit from a supportive management system and on-going personal development and performance management.
The postholder will be based at the North Yorkshire Council, County Hall, Northallerton. There is also scope to work remotely from home or from another Council building some of the time in line with our Corporate Hybrid Working Policy.
As an organisation we strongly believe in promoting a work life balance, with flexible working opportunities and modern technology you will be able to deliver your role to suit both your personal and our business needs. In return for your hard work and dedication to our service, we can offer you the chance to be part of a strong and supportive team. You will benefit from a variety of competitive employee rewards such as generous leave entitlement and local government pension scheme. We also offer exceptional company benefits such as salary sacrifice schemes in technology, professional qualifications, and green car schemes as well as discounted retail offers, health schemes to name but a few. More information can be found in our Total Rewards Brochure.
If you are interested in playing a key part in our legal team at First North Law and would like to have an informal conversation, please contact Nigel McCloy at [email protected] or Gemma Eddon at [email protected] to ask any questions or to arrange a suitable time for a discussion about the role.
Key dates:
Closing date: Sunday 28th June 2026
Interview date: W/c 6th July 2026
Key Documents:
Job Description
Total Rewards Brochure
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
