Company Description
Senior Paralegal – Employment Law
Location: London, Milton Keynes, Manchester, Birmingham
Salary: £42,000 + Industry-leading learning and development opportunities
Brand: Work for a global leader and Top 100 Employer
Are you a talented, detail focussed and experienced Paralegal with substantial hands-on employment law experience? Ready to take the next step in your legal career within a high-profile, fast-paced in-house team?
We’re looking for a Senior Paralegal – Employment Law to join our dynamic legal department. In this pivotal role, you’ll partner closely with our in-house Employment Lawyer to support a high-volume and complex caseload, covering all areas of employment litigation and advisory work. You'll be a key point of contact for HR escalations and legal best practice, playing a strategic role in helping the business manage legal risk while supporting our people-focused culture.
Job Description
Why Join Us?
As a trusted name in the Security Sector, we pride ourselves on operational excellence and a people-first culture. Here, you’ll build on your legal foundations, gain deeper commercial and tribunal exposure, and grow within a business that champions initiative and expertise. You’ll also benefit from:
- Working in a collaborative, forward-thinking in-house legal environment
- Opportunities to influence strategic HR decisions through legal insight
- Ongoing professional development and career progression within a respected global brand
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the employment law inbox and maintain efficient communication flow across internal teams
- Conduct initial case reviews, check ACAS compliance, and assess legal jurisdiction
- Summarise merits and risks of claims, recommending strategic responses
- Coordinate evidence gathering and case file management
- Draft tribunal submissions including Grounds of Resistance and applications
- Support witness statement drafting and disclosure management
- Compile, check, and maintain tribunal bundles to ensure procedural compliance
- Diary management of key legal deadlines and tribunal hearings
- Provide legal research and draft briefing notes as needed
- Liaise with counsel and prepare hearing instructions and documentation
- Attend hearings to provide real-time legal support and produce detailed notes
- Support monthly reporting on tribunal trends and legal activity for senior stakeholders
- Act as first point of contact for HR escalations relating to employment law, offering clear, pragmatic guidance
Qualifications
What You’ll Bring:
- Substantial experience in employment law both in advisory and litigation matters (from a well known law firm or in-house legal team)
- Consistency in and precise attention to detail across all tasks and communications
- Strong understanding of employment tribunal processes and employment legislation
- Confidence in handling litigation tasks independently with appropriate supervision
- Excellence in legal drafting skills and experience using electronic case systems and document production software
- Effective communicator, capable of managing stakeholder relationships across departments
- Proactive, solutions-focused, and commercially aware
Essential Qualifications:
- CILEX Professional Qualification (CPQ), GDL, or LLB (or equivalent) is desirable, however experience in employment law is great too!
- Strong litigation and/or substantial employment law experience
- Detail-oriented and independent, with the ability to balance legal compliance and business needs
Additional Information
It’s great to see you’re considering a career with us here at Securitas UK! You're one step away from joining our global team of over 375,000 professionals.
Why Choose Securitas UK?
At Securitas UK, we are on a mission to make the world a safer place, driven by our core values of Integrity, Vigilance, and Helpfulness. We foster empowerment, innovation, and growth, offering industry-leading training and career development opportunities.
What You Can Expect
Applying for a new role can be exciting yet daunting. Our dedicated Recruitment Team carefully reviews every application, and we appreciate your patience. Need support? We’re here to help—just drop us an email.
Diversity & Inclusion: Be Yourself at Securitas
We are an all-inclusive employer, embracing individuality and diversity as key to our success. Our belonging strategy focuses on:
- Career Growth: Clear pathways from apprenticeships to leadership programs.
- Inclusive Leadership: A culture of respect, transparency, and collaboration.
- Fair Pay & Benefits: Competitive, equitable compensation and benefits.
Our Commitment to You
We support our workforce through initiatives such as:
- Employee Networks – Safe spaces to connect and influence policies for change.
- Race at Work Charter & Armed Forces Covenant – Supporting equality and inclusion.
- Disability Confident Employer – Ensuring accessibility with our Reasonable Adjustment Passport. With our Level 2 Disability Confident Employer Certification - We commit to guaranteeing an interview to anyone who discloses a disability at screening, providing they live within the location requirements.
- Health & Well-being Programs – Mental health support and workplace wellness.
- Neurodiversity Top Employer Certification – Leading inclusivity for neurodivergent individuals.
We celebrate diversity year-round with events like BSL Week, International Women’s Day, PRIDE, and Black History Month and so much more!
Take the Next Step
Join us and be part of a team that values you. Click ‘I'm Interested' and start your career with Securitas UK today!
