Paralegal
Employment department
Reference: PARA/EMP/LW/MAN/JAN25
Location: Manchester
Role type: Permanent, full time
Salary: £23,000
Deadline: 20 January 2025, 23:59:00
About Leigh Day
We are a top 100 law firm committed to claimant-only cases, ensuring that individuals have the same access to justice as the UK Government and large corporations. We’re not afraid to take on difficult and challenging cases, and our areas of practice include discrimination in the workplace, defective products, financial services and human rights abuses in this country and overseas.
About the department
Our Employment (equal pay) team represent clients who have experienced or who are still experiencing the unfairness of unequal pay at work. We have represented thousands of employees across the public and private sector, most notably with landmark cases against Local Authorities and high-profile cases against the ‘big four’ supermarkets.
About the role
We have an opportunity for paralegals to support our claimants and lawyers with our high-profile, complex equal pay cases. The paralegals will be working mainly on the Sainsbury’s equal pay case.
For more information, please view the job description.
Please note this role has a fixed starting salary of £23,000. We would be grateful if you could ensure this meets your expectations before submitting an application.
Application Process
Please return the following documents to jobs@leighday.co.uk by Monday 20th January 2025, 11:59pm:
• In one document: A copy of your up-to-date CV and covering letter stating why you are interested in this role, your salary expectations and applicable notice period.
• A separate document: The completed application form.
Please submit your application as early as possible to be considered for the role as interviews will be held on an ongoing basis.
Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Leigh Day is committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion. We value the diversity of our colleagues, our clients and the third parties with whom we work. We seek to create an environment where everyone feels included and valued for their unique characteristics, skills and abilities and supported in their needs and responsibilities. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status.
Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or recruitment process. There is an option to detail this on your application form, however, please just get in touch should you wish to discuss this prior to formally submitting an application. Please note all conversations or disclosures are treated in the strictest confidence.
Employee Benefits
· Hybrid working (typically 2 days from home for a full-time worker)
· 29 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
· Enhanced pension contributions (Aviva)
· Life assurance 4 x salary
· Healthcare cash plan with Medicash
· Private Health Insurance (BUPA)
· Subsidised gym/ sports team membership up to 50% off
· Cycle to work scheme
· Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
· Electric car scheme