Paralegal

Stone King LLP

Paralegal supporting Employment Team at Stone King to gain breadth of experience. Dealing with clients and conducting legal research in Manchester.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeManchester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Dealing with all clients referred to you in person and on the telephone in a professional and efficient manner.
Attending to the clients and answering any queries, with supervision from members of the team.
Drafting documents bundles and producing research.
Involvement in newsletter and article development and activities.
Meeting time recording requirements.
Communicating promptly and effectively both internally to colleagues and externally to clients.
Conducting work for both colleagues and clients to the highest possible standard, having regard to the Firm’s standards, procedures and Core Values.
Working in a collegiate and collaborative way within an immediate Team and wider Firm environment.
Maintaining your continuing professional development requirements and taking an active interest in furthering your knowledge within the field of law.
Ongoing learning is something that will continue in your career at Stone King; we aim to be leaders in our chosen fields, often providing workshops and seminars not only for our people but also for external clients on key areas of law.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A degree in LLB or completion of the law conversion course (or in the process of completing).
An interest in Employment law.
The ability to work in harmony with others, and to contribute to a pleasant working environment for all concerned, will be important.
Attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills and ability to prioritise workload.
An aptitude for learning and be able to show initiative.
IT literate
You will have some experience within administration in a legal environment.
Previous Paralegal or experience within a similar role is desirable.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills and confidence to challenge constructively and offer alternative approaches.
Solutions focused approach with drive to improve processes and outcomes.
Strong organisation skills, taking full ownership of tasks and ensuring delivery within agreed deadlines.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey ideas and influence decision-making effectively.
Adaptable approach in managing workload and supporting others.
Ability to work collaboratively and team-first attitude.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Profit Share Scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Private Medical Insurance
Life assurance (4 x salary)
Pension scheme
28 days holiday (in addition to statutory UK holidays)
Additional day allocated for CSR activities per annum

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Hard Skills & Tools

LLB degreelaw conversion courseadministration in a legal environmentparalegal experienceattention to detailcommunication skillsIT literacystakeholder engagementsolutions focused approachorganizational skills

Soft Skills

collaborativeteam-first attitudeinitiativeadaptabilityability to prioritize workloadstrong written communicationstrong verbal communicationability to influence decision-makingdrive to improve processespleasant working environment contribution