The Vacancy

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is currently seeking a Paralegal to join our specialist Court of Protection Team in Southampton.

More About Us

Formed via a merger in 2020, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a leading law firm aiming to be the best law firm to work for regionally. We are a career firm, providing access to high-quality work, long-term career opportunities and an environment built on the premise of being "human first" in everything we do. Put simply, we care as much about your career as you do.

We are featured in The Times' Best Law Firms 2026 list, and consistently achieve recognition for the quality of our services in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.

We are now 450 people, including 280 lawyers and 58 Partners, with offices across the South-East and London.

More About the Court of Protection Team

Our specialist Court of Protection Team are experts in providing tailored legal advice and support to individuals who have diminished mental capacity, often as a result of a traumatic brain injury.

Our team pride themselves on their empathetic client-centric approach, ensuring their client's best interests are protected while they provide guidance relating to deputyship applications, statutory wills, and property & affairs management.

Day to Day

As a Paralegal in our team, you will work on a wide variety of matters, supporting numerous colleagues across the team under the supervision and leadership of one of our highly experienced lawyers.

In addition, you will:

• Collaborate closely with colleagues of all seniorities in the team, working towards achieving the best possible outcome for our clients and their families.
• Offer guidance and advice to clients, and act as a point of contact and team liaison throughout the progress of the matter.
• Support clients through the complex legal processes associated with their matter, ensuring their best interests are considered at all times.
• Support with the billing process, including the year-end reporting of our own costs for submission to the senior courts costs office.
• Collaborate with the team, sharing your insights and knowledge that will help shape the direction of the matter, and outcomes for the client.
• Attend client meetings, undertake research, and draft documentation relevant to a matter.
• Taking on additional fee-earning and non-fee-earning responsibilities as required.

What We Look For

We estimate that this position will suit an individual at the earlier stages of their career, such as a law graduate. Prior experience as a Paralegal would be beneficial, but is not a requirement for this position.

• You will be calm under pressure, adopt a naturally proactive approach to your work, and have the ability to provide support to numerous colleagues across the team.
• You will be highly numerate, understand the importance of accuracy and comfortable working with budgets and accounts.
• You will be naturally caring, empathetic, and confident in engaging with very vulnerable individuals and their families who are often facing extremely difficult circumstances.
• You will be confident in building relationships within and outside of your immediate team, and working collaboratively to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients.
• We are human-first in everything we do and seek people who share this trait. You will therefore have great communication skills, a passion for helping clients achieve their goals and the ability to think creatively.

If you have the required skills and experience and are keen to advance your career as part of our specialist Court of Protection Team, then we strongly encourage you to apply.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity before applying, please contact Brandon Duchesne, Talent Acquisition Manager, for an informal conversation – [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

Who We Are

We are [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], a top regional career law firm with a simple mission – to make a difference.

We support our clients and the communities we help through providing outstanding legal services with empathy and expertise. A full service law firm, we support these core client groups: Individuals & Families, Entrepreneurial Businesses & Organisations and Personal/Catastrophic Injury & Medical Negligence.

We are passionate about making a difference to our people, their careers and care deeply about their experience at work. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] aims to be recognised as the best career law firm to work for. This means that we care as much about your career as you do. So whether you join us early in your career, in one of our outstanding business support functions or are continuing an already rich career in law, you’ll find [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] a great place to further build your experience.

With numerous top-tier rankings in law, exceptional quality of work and named a Times Top 100 best law firm to work for, we have big plans. We are seeking passionate, human-focused individuals like you as we continue to grow. With over 450 dedicated professionals including 70 Partners and 272 Lawyers, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] offers substantial opportunity for further advancement and personal development.

What We Can Offer

Our culture is open, diverse and inclusive and we look for likeminded individuals who recognise that it’s this individuality that allows us to be truly different to other firms. Everything we do is underpinned by the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Way, which is a set of values and principles to ensure consistency of experience no matter which team you work within.

As a true career firm, we seek to reward the great work our people undertake with continued personal development opportunities. We have big plans for growth, and we see that this creates extensive opportunity for our people as we move towards our long-term ambitions.

In most of our roles, we are also open to supporting hybrid, flexible working and different work patterns. What you do outside of work is as important as your time inside of work – and we want to strike the right balance for both the individual and the firm.

We also offer great benefits including 28 days’ annual leave, private medical insurance, income protection, life assurance, firmwide bonus scheme and a generous pension scheme.

If you’re seeking to join a firm that seeks to provide a personal and highly engaging place to work – we are confident that you’ll find this at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

Our Values

• Human first
• Stronger together
• Lead the way
• Make it happen