Paralegal jobs in the UK

Live paralegal roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

5294 live paralegal roles

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Experienced Family Paralegal

London

Circa £28,000-£32,000

Assist family solicitors in managing caseloads involving divorce, child custody, and property settlements.

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Legal Assistant

Birmingham

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Are you a team player with a great attitude? Do you have strong communication, organisational and customer service skills?

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Legal Secretary

East Midlands

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We are delighted to be collaborating with an established business in Leicestershire who are looking to appoint a Legal Secretary into the Commercial…

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Paralegal AADA

Lancashire

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At Farleys, our Actions Against Detaining Authorities (AADA) team represents individuals and families through some of the most challenging…

Hybrid Legal
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Real Estate Paralegal

Royal Tunbridge Wells

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Hybrid Legal Permanent
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Contracts Paralegal

London

£30,000–£37,000

We are working with a leading international law firm that is seeking a Contracts Paralegal to join their in-house legal function on a 6-month…

Legal Contract
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Legal PA

London

£60,000

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Hybrid Admin, Secretarial & PA Permanent
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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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