We're proud to have one of the largest full service construction and engineering teams in the sector. Our commercially astute lawyers are always aware of the wider challenges and have an enviable track record for delivering practical solutions to complex issues. The team have strong cross working relationships with other teams in real estate, banking, corporate, procurement, planning and tax which are key to the seamless service they provide to our clients from planning to completion of their project.

Just because we're big, though, doesn't mean we've lost our personal touch. It's the quality and commerciality of our service, our industry insight and the talent and passion of our people that engages our clients, and they love what we do. It also means that our people are engaged, and excited about the opportunities for growth and development in our business – it's an exciting place to be.

We're now have a rare opportunity for a Paralegal to join our team based in Newcastle.

What will you be doing?

As a Paralegal within our Construction team, you'll play an important role in supporting the delivery of major projects across a range of clients. Working closely with experienced lawyers and project teams, you'll help keep matters moving by coordinating key processes, managing documentation and ensuring important deadlines are met.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your legal career in a highly regarded construction practice. You'll be involved in a variety of project-based work, from preparing and reviewing documents to supporting completion processes, maintaining trackers and organising large volumes of information. You'll become a trusted member of the team, helping to deliver a high-quality service while gaining valuable exposure to complex construction matters.

What does the ideal candidate look like?

You'll be highly organised, detail-focused and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where accuracy matters. Comfortable managing multiple tasks and priorities, you'll have strong communication skills and a proactive approach to supporting colleagues and clients.

We're looking for someone who can work confidently with systems, processes and documentation, while maintaining a strong focus on quality and client service. You may already have experience in a legal, paralegal, or construction environment, but we're equally interested in individuals with the right skills, attitude and enthusiasm to learn.

Most importantly, you'll be keen to build your knowledge, develop your career in construction law and become part of a collaborative team that supports some of the UK's most significant construction and engineering projects.

• Have previously worked as a Paralegal, Legal Assistant or similar.
• Experience of managing multiple workloads simultaneously
• A strong worth ethic and a curiosity to learn.
• Legal experience in construction and engineering is an advantage but not essential as we will provide all necessary training.

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel and has helped us earn the Great Place to Work® certification in the UK, based entirely on feedback from our people.  Recognising our commitment to creating a high-trust workplace where people feel valued, supported and empowered to succeed.

As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working.

Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team and an Inclusive Recruitment Lead, who all work with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, neurodiversity, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about DEI at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long term condition and need us to make any adjustments to give you the best possible recruitment process, please let us know by contacting the recruiter on the right hand side of this page. Please also let us know if you need this job advert or the application form in a different format.

We will offer an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum criteria for this role. You can opt into this scheme within the application form. Your response to this question is only used for this purpose, is only visible to the recruitment team and is not used for data monitoring. 

We are an in-house recruitment team and will always aim to fill our roles directly in the first instance. If you're an agency, please click here for ways that you can work with us.