Paralegal - Serious Injury

Location: Cambridge
Salary: £Competitive
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Closing Date: 22/07/2026 23:59

We are actively recruiting for a Paralegal to join our first-class Serious Injury team in Cambridge.

 

One of the UK’s top specialists, our Serious Injury team deals with a wide variety of cases, ranging from spinal cord injuries, amputation and limb damage, along with fatal incidents.

 

We’re looking for those who can assist Solicitors and Fee Earners with casework, whilst liaising with clients and third parties. Alongside those duties, we would also like those who can manage client matters according to the NPS and provide a high level of client care. Other aspects of the role include supporting fee earners with legal and administrative support and provide accurate time recording, billing and debtor management.

 

We're ideally looking for those with previous experience as a Paralegal within Serious/Personal Injury.

 

What we offer in return:

 

We have a wide range of core and voluntary benefits:

 

  • 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
  • Option to buy or sell up to 5 extra days of leave
  • Employee referral bonus scheme
  • Annual bonus scheme (discretionary)

 

Health & Wellbeing

 

  • Access to Aviva Digicare+ (health checks, Digital GP, mental health support, second medical opinions, and more)
  • BUPA private healthcare after 1 year (single cover, tax applies)
  • Employee Assistance Programme (free counselling and wellbeing webinars)
  • Health & wellbeing perks including gym discounts, cycle to work scheme, meditation sessions, and more
  • Dental insurance

 

Financial & Protection

 

  • Life assurance cover
  • Income protection if you’re unable to work long-term due to illness or injury
  • Workplace pension (5% employer contribution after probation)

 

Extras

 

  • Access to a Benefits Hub with discounts on shopping, travel, food, and entertainment
  • Free legal support and discounted legal services

 

Important to know

 

Some benefits are dependent on passing probation or length of service, and may change over time.

 

Your Professional Development

 

We will support and encourage you with developing your career with an award- winning law firm. We run courses across our offices and are continuously monitoring and updating the learning and development offering based on what you tell us. We can support you with your continuous professional development by providing funding for professional qualifications, attending external training courses and providing you with a range of internal learning resources.

 

Our Values

 

Like all great businesses, we strive to recruit the best people and uphold the highest legal standards. Our people bring something a little different. We hire people who can challenge, remove roadblocks and deliver outstanding customer service. That's why at Slater + Gordon we go further with our values.

 

How we work is guided by the S+G Way. This means:

· We do what we say we will

· We don’t wait we create

· We own it, we sort it

· We respect and encourage each other

· We make time to live

 

The S+G Way defines the specific behaviours and actions that our colleagues and our customers care about the most. We know this, because our colleagues helped to create the way, through a series of interactive workshops and interviews.

 

For further information, please contact SL.Baylis@slatergordon.uk

Please Note - Vacancies may close prior to the expiry date displayed, subject to volume of applications received.

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.