Paralegal - Civil Litigation
Paralegal
Location: The role is primarily based within North Yorkshire Police Headquarters, Northallerton, with an expectation you will work across the Evolve estate and with the opportunity for agile working.
Salary: Scale 4-5 £26,106 - £31,296 per annum.
This role includes a Career Progression Plan
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week.
Key documents:
We have a unique opportunity for a Paralegal to join Evolve Legal Services where you will be line managed by the Senior Paralegal/Practice Manager and report to the Head of Civil Litigation. You will undertake file casework, research, investigations, and support for court cases for the legal team. You will be required to work across the various hubs of North Yorkshire, Cleveland and Durham.
About Evolve Legal Services
Evolve provides in-house legal services to both the Chief Constable and the Police & Crime Commissioner and their staff across North Yorkshire, Cleveland and Durham policing areas.
Key services include legal advice, handling and management of all litigation brought against either the Chief Constable or the Commissioner Management of legal risk and of the insurance and self-insurance programme.
Key responsibilities:
You will report to the Head of Civil Litigation and other lawyers across all thematic teams as appropriate and operate as a junior legal professional supporting the legal team with contested or noncontentious case. Where necessary and appropriate, to take day to day responsibility for a modest caseload of the most routine files.
With appropriate supervision, you will provide support to members of the Legal team by:
- Ensuring the case management system is up to date, namely opening any new files and managing them going forward, including updating files following any hearings/timetabling.
- Assisting the Civil Litigation Lawyers across Evolve Legal Services in preparing, organising and planning files and any related research to ensure cases are dealt with swiftly, efficiently and within the required timescales.
- Undertaking any casework, research or investigations under the supervision of the Civil Litigation Lawyers, as instructed by the Head of the Civil Litigation Team.
- Undertaking general duties for lawyers across all thematic areas as requested, for example providing support, updating diaries, making appointments, booking Counsel and arranging meetings.
- Managing any statistics and figures in relation to civil litigation matters to assist the Head of the Civil Litigation team.
Requirements:
To be successful you will:
- Have relevant/related experience in a legal, criminal justice or other similar regulatory environment (a relevant qualification may be acceptable in lieu of experience).
- Possess excellent IT skills, in particular MS Office applications.
- Be able to communicate on a professional basis with colleagues at all levels both within the organisation and with external bodies.
- Takes personal responsibility in making effective decisions within specified parameters and act on own initiative.
- Be able to work as an effective team member.
- Work with a high level of attention to detail.
- Have excellent planning and organising skills and the ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines.
Working for us - what we can offer you
Working for the emergency services is truly rewarding, and we want to inspire all colleagues to achieve their full potential. Everything we do has a direct impact to the service our organisation delivers, and each of us contributes to ensuring our communities continue to feel safe.
You’ll be welcomed into an organisation that is committed to ensuring everyone is treated fairly and supported equally. We value different perspectives, skills and experiences and we care about the well-being of our staff, and actively support people so they can perform to their best.
In addition, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Staff support networks
- Training and development
- Excellent government pension scheme
- Access to onsite Health and Wellbeing services
- 24 days holiday entitlement, increasing to 30 days with length of service (plus bank holidays)
- Access to discounts at major retailers
- Unison – recognised trade union
- Inclusion and Diversity support networks
Positive Action
We, at North Yorkshire Police value difference. We have a positive action team who are dedicated to supporting you through your application and beyond. If you feel you need any reasonable adjustments to help reach your potential, please contact our Positive Action Team, positiveaction@northyorkshire.police.uk.
How to apply
If this sounds like an exciting opportunity, we want to hear from you. Please submit your application. For further information on this opportunity, please contact Michelle Phillips, Head of Civil Litigation, on michelle.phillips@cleveland.police.uk
Key dates:
Vacancy closing: 30th July at 5pm
Interviews: w/c 18th August 2025