Job Description

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Paralegal

Date posted

27/01/2026

Job reference

HJ0426

This vacancy is open to direct applications only, no approaches via recruitment agencies will be accepted at this time.

Background

An opportunity has arisen for a Paralegal to join our Asbestos Litigation department. Our specialist asbestos solicitors represent victims and their families from all over the UK and are highly experienced in asbestos litigation.

The firm and its lawyers have been consistently ranked in the top tiers in both Chambers UK Guide and the Legal 500 for personal injury (including industrial disease) and is a UK leader in the field of asbestos litigation.

The role

The role is a fast-paced, exciting position that includes:

Dealing with CFAs and funding Dealing with telephone enquiries from clients Reviewing medical records Preparing witness statements Preparing instructions to experts

Skills & Qualifications

Law degree or equivalent experience High levels of motivation and organisation Excellent communication skills Good levels of IT literacy (we use a range of specialist software) An enjoyment of team work excellent client care skills in order to deal with sensitive issues involving clients who may be emotional and vulnerable.

Life at Hugh James

We never shy away from a challenge

We are a leading, full-service UK law firm. Since our beginning, we have been led by the things that matter. We care about fighting for the right outcomes. Solving the seemingly unsolvable. Protecting businesses, individuals and livelihoods. Supporting our people, our communities. Safeguarding our planet. Looking for a way forward? At Hugh James, challenges of all sizes are readily accepted.

The Hugh James difference

Our law firm has always been guided by the idea that self-belief is just as important as skillset. Our pursuit of righting wrongs and protecting what's important keeps us driving forwards. It's in our roots! We won't stop until we find the answers; the outcomes that are needed.

We are focused on the work we do, the business we run, and our culture. Our entrepreneurial spirit has taken us from humble beginnings to a strong presence across the UK with offices in Cardiff, London, Manchester, Southampton and Plymouth servicing clients from businesses, individuals and banks to public sector organisations, property companies, education establishments and utilities providers. Our collegiate culture, our forward-looking ethos, our values serve to make us bigger, better, bolder than ever before.

A positive force in the community

Our work with charities on a local and national level plays a huge part in our day-to-day lives. We work with a large range of charities, some of which we support through fundraising, donations, volunteering and others we partner with where our areas of work cross paths. Staff, clients everyone comes together through a shared passion to do good in the community and support those in need.

Some of our benefits on offer include:

Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Two Corporate Social Responsibility days

Birthday day off

Death in service equivalent to twice annual salary

Auto enrolment pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts for local businesses

Professional fees paid (subject to requirement for your role)

Employee recruitment incentive scheme

Hugh James is an equal opportunities and disability confident committed employer.

Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity. If you have questions, please contact Stephanie Williams.

We reserve the right to close our vacancies earlier than the given deadline if we receive sufficient applications for the role.