Paralegal jobs in the UK

Live paralegal roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

5403 live paralegal roles

Legal Secretary

Surrey

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An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Legal Secretary to join a busy and well-established Private Client team based in Farnham.

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6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Paralegal

Aberdeen

£30,000–£35,000

Search Consultancy are delighted to be partnering with a well-established and highly respected Law Firm in Aberdeen to recruit a Conveyancing…

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6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Legal PA

Edinburgh

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Purpose of the role:Provide proactive and professional Legal PA support to allocated group.Services to be delivered to the business in a manner…

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6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Locum Paralegal

York and North Yorkshire

£12.71 - £14.00 per hour

Venn Group’s specialist Private Practice Legal Recruitment team is recruiting a temporary Paralegal for a highly regarded law firm in North Yorkshire.

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5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Legal Assistant

Emsworth

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Are you an experienced Legal Assistant looking to develop your career within a well-established and supportive Private Client team?

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5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Paralegal salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£30,000 – £45,000 (midpoint £37,500)
Scotland (indicative)
4 live adverts
£24,000 – £40,000 (midpoint £29,500)
East of England (indicative)
5 live adverts
£27,000 – £92,500 (midpoint £29,000)
North West (indicative)
2 live adverts
£24,000 – £34,000 (midpoint £28,625)
South East (indicative)
1 live advert
£26,000 – £38,000 (midpoint £27,500)
South West (indicative)
6 live adverts
£25,500 – £30,000 (midpoint £27,500)
Yorkshire (indicative)
2 live adverts
£23,000 – £33,000 (midpoint £26,500)
Midlands (indicative)
4 live adverts
£24,000 – £34,000 (midpoint £25,250)

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Legal secretaries and assistants anchor the bottom of the band, paralegals the middle and CILEX-qualified executives the top; City and in-house paralegals pay most. Many paralegal roles are a route to a training contract or the SQE.
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FAQs

What does a paralegal earn?

Indicatively £23,000–£34,000 in the regions and £30,000–£45,000 in London.

Do I need a law degree?

Most employers ask for a law degree, GDL or CILEX qualification; legal secretaries need typing and case-management skills rather than a degree.

What do employers check?

Right to work, references and usually a DBS check.

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