
Childcare Paralegal
- Leicester
- £30,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
📍 Location: Leicester
💷 Salary: £25,000 – £30,000+ DOE
🕒 Full-Time | Flexible Working | Career Progression GuaranteedAre you looking to kickstart or progress your legal career in childcare law with a supportive, forward-thinking team? This is a brilliant opportunity for a passionate Child Care Paralegal to join a well-established firm that genuinely invests in your development – without micromanagement.
You’ll be joining a collaborative and friendly team with strong values and a commitment to nurturing talent. Training and progression are central to its culture – the firm is big on helping people qualify and many of its senior team have risen through the ranks internally.What you’ll be doing:
- Assisting Fee Earners with a broad range of child care law matters
- Supporting clients at key stages of their case (including supervised Legal Help meetings and court attendance)
- Preparing bundles, drafting legal documents, managing diaries and supporting with court forms
- Managing client communications, file set-up and liaising with counsel and experts
- Handling Legal Aid applications, billing and case management processes
- Getting involved with trial prep, case administration and day-to-day team support
- Previous experience in a legal setting (ideally care/family law)
- Strong administrative, drafting and organisational skills
- A proactive, empathetic and client-focused approach
- Confidence using MS Office and case management systems
- A genuine interest in developing a long-term career in childcare law
- £25,000 – £30,000+ depending on experience
- 26 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Your birthday off after one year
- Company pension & Medicash health plan
- Hybrid/flexible working
- Supportive, non-micromanaged environment
- Structured training and mentoring to help you qualify
- Internal progression and bonus opportunities
- Regular social events and a people-first culture
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