Planning Paralegal

Planning Paralegal

Gloucester

Salary - £26k

Yolk Recruitment is proud to be supporting the recruitment of a Paralegal to join a leading national law firm's Planning team based in Gloucester. This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven legal professional looking to develop their career in a specialist planning and environmental team. Whether you're a recent law graduate or have experience supporting in a legal setting, this role offers excellent training and progression opportunities within a dynamic and collaborative environment.

This Paralegal role involves supporting senior fee earners on a broad range of planning, highways and environmental matters - perfect for someone looking to gain exposure to a niche and growing area of law.

This is what you will be doing

As a Planning Paralegal, you will:

• Support solicitors with legal documentation, searches, and registration applications
• Draft client care letters, completion statements, and correspondence
• Open and maintain client files, ensuring compliance and accuracy
• Conduct legal research and respond to basic client enquiries
• Liaise with clients, solicitors and internal departments to facilitate smooth file progression

The experience you will bring to the team

You will bring the following experience to the Planning team:

• A Law degree (or equivalent legal training); those with strong legal admin experience will also be considered.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and general IT systems.
• The ability to manage time effectively and work under pressure.

This is what you will get in return

• Competitive salary
• Long-term career progression opportunities in a specialist legal team
• Free on-site parking and modern office environment
• Inclusive and supportive team culture

Are you up to the challenge?

If you're a motivated legal professional looking to grow your career as a Planning Paralegal, then we want to hear from you. Contact Oliver Coodye today to find out more and take the next steps in your legal career.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.

*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.