Working as an Interim Paralegal

Paralegals play an incredibly important role supporting barristers and solicitors. Despite the essential role they play, law graduates are routinely challenged by traditional routes into law firms, in-house legal teams, barrister chambers, and courts. Getting this paralegal experience is essential to any legal career - especially when pursuing training contracts.

We know firsthand that many law graduates are hungry for paralegal experience, which is why we’re committed to connecting talented people to flexible, short-term paralegal roles that suit them. We’ve already helped place thousands of paralegals into roles that have boosted their careers - and are proud to have helped over 300+ paralegals secure training contracts. There's plenty of reasons for you to consider signing up to be a Flex paralegal:

Get paid work experience in legal settings
Try out different different types of legal teams
Experience different areas of law
Raise your profile in the industry
No need to do hundreds of applications - we find the placements for you
Possibility of permanent job offers with clients

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Why Flex for paralegals

What does a paralegal do?

Paralegals are trained in legal matters, but have not yet fully qualified as a lawyer. They play a crucial supporting role in almost all legal settings, and can work within law firms, in-house legal teams, barrister chambers, and courts.

There's a huge variety of tasks paralegals complete, but some frequent areas include:

Prepare bundles
Review contracts
Draft terms and conditions
Translate legal documents
Review documents for disclosure
Process subject access requests
Legal research

A-Z of paralegal tasks

Working through Flex Legal

We make it easy

The working world is changing. We believe the future of work is flexible, and lies in smart life \ work choices. We built our award-winning tech platform from the ground-up with this in mind. We want it to be easier than ever to access the opportunities you want. Here's what our platform offers you: