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Paralegal
Historic Environment Scotland —Edinburgh
- From £34,721 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Outlook
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- Microsoft Office
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
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Chamberlain McBain —Edinburgh
- From £25,500 a year
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- No degree
- Organisational skills
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Legal Associate
BlackRock Investments —Edinburgh
- Hybrid work
- Analysis skills
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Residential Conveyancing Paralegal
Gilson Gray —North Berwick
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's degree
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Work from home
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Paralegal Administrator (Licensing)
Clackmannanshire Council —Alloa
- £30,094.27 - £32,685.78 a year
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Paralegal - Major Injury & Casualty
DWF —Edinburgh
- Full-time
- Communication skills
Legal Secretary - Conveyancing
Rae McCabe Associates —Edinburgh
- £28,000 - £32,000 a year
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- Microsoft Office
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Legal Entity & Securitisation Assistant Finance Manager (6 Month FTC)
Lloyds Banking Group —Edinburgh
- £44,901 - £54,879 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis skills
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Paralegal
Historic Environment Scotland —Edinburgh
Support financial and administrative processes including raising purchase orders, processing invoices, tracking expenditure and managing expenses.
From £34,721 a year
13d
Residential Conveyancing Paralegal
Gilson Gray —North Berwick
Dealing with all aspects of the conveyancing process in purchases and sales and, where applicable, re-mortgages; Be highly motivated and driven;
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Paralegal

Historic Environment Scotland -
Edinburgh

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Job details

Full-time
From £34,721 a year
13 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Flexible schedule

Qualifications

Microsoft Outlook
Visio
English
Microsoft Office
Analysis skills
Legal drafting
Organisational skills
SharePoint
IT
Communication skills
Adobe Acrobat

Full job description

Starting salary: £34,721 per year
Contract type: Fixed term contract for 2 years
Grade: 3
Location: Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Interviews: To be held in person at Longmore House on week commencing 27 th July 2026

This role puts you at the heart of HES’s legal & insurance operations — supporting solicitors, managing case and critical information, improving processes, and playing a key part in how we safeguard Scotland’s heritage. If you love detail, pace, and problem‑solving, you’ll thrive here

Benefits of joining us at Historic Environment Scotland

Enrolment onto a Civil Service Pension scheme – 28% employer contribution
25 days annual leave, pro-rata (increasing to 30 days after 3 years) + 11.5 public holidays
Reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
Support for further education and personal development
Study leave for work related courses
Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
Free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
Free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties

Key responsibilities of this role

Handle legally privileged and highly confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
Support the Head of Legal and solicitors by carrying out legal research, drafting, preparing and formatting documentation, and liaising with colleagues across HES.
Support the management of insurance claims, including gathering evidence, coordinating witnesses, supporting timelines, and maintaining accurate records. Act as an initial point of contact for legal requests, maintaining communication with stakeholders and managing expectations on progress and timelines.
Triage incoming requests for legal advice, ensuring essential information is captured and matters are accurately recorded.
Manage the Legal Team shared inbox, triaging requests, identifying priorities and risks, and ensuring timely progression of actions. Maintain and update legal workflows, registers and information systems (including contract, IP and insurance records), ensuring accuracy and consistency of data.
Support management of the team’s case and document systems (currently SharePoint).
Maintain and update legal templates and, under appropriate legal supervision, draft and issue standard legal documents and templates.
Support ongoing improvement of legal templates, processes and contract management systems.
Support financial and administrative processes including raising purchase orders, processing invoices, tracking expenditure and managing expenses.
Participate in projects within the Legal Team and wider organisation, undertaking research where required.
Support team ‑ wide initiatives such as CPD tracking and professional fee administration.

Key requirements of the role:

In order for you to be successful in this post, we will be looking for you to submit a cover letter which addresses how you can meet each of the essential and desirable criteria (in up to 1,200 words), using examples of where you have demonstrated these criteria previously. Please ensure that you provide real life examples for each of the criteria to be considered for this post. You can use examples of how you have met this criteria from your work life, home life, education or volunteer experience.

Essential:

Qualified to at least SCQF level 7 in legal services or a related subject
Experience of working in a legal environment or relevant legal studies (e.g. in-house, private practice)
Strong IT skills, including MS Office 365 (SharePoint, Teams, Word, Excel, Visio, Adobe Acrobat/Sign, Outlook)
Demonstrable experience of drafting, formatting and maintaining complex legal documents and templates
Sound understanding of basic legal concepts
Strong organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise workload, manage legal workflows and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Excellent communication and analytical skills
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships

We are dedicated to building a workforce which is reflective of diversity within Scotland. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or neurodiversity. In support of our Gaelic Language Plan, we welcome applications from Gaelic speakers.

We want every candidate to have the best chance to succeed during the recruitment process. If you require your application in an alternative format, please reach out to us via email at [email protected] or call our Head Office at 0131 668 8600 and speak to a member of our People Team.

Please note that, at this time, we are unfortunately unable to provide sponsorship as part of the recruitment process, therefore you must have current right to work in the UK to be considered for a post.

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