Job Title: ParalegalSalary: ...
Job Title: Paralegal
Salary: £30,000 - £33,000 dependant on skills and experiences + up to 15% bonus + bens
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: LU5 5XE, Dunstable - hybrid working, 3 days in the office, 3 days working from home
We’re looking for a Paralegal to join our Legal team at Whitbread. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to build or develop their legal career within a supportive, collaborative in-house environment.
You will support the Legal team in delivering an efficient and responsive service across the business, helping keep legal matters organised and progressing smoothly.
What you’ll do
You will play a key role in supporting day-to-day legal operations, including:
- Assisting with the preparation, review and administration of routine contracts and legal documents
- Managing and triaging incoming legal queries, ensuring appropriate escalation
- Undertaking legal and factual research and summarising findings clearly
- Supporting claims handling processes and maintaining trackers and systems
- Helping maintain templates, precedent banks and knowledge resources
- Assisting with legal operations tasks such as reporting, invoices and process improvements
- Supporting marketing compliance and responding to routine stakeholder queries
You will also act as a reliable and professional point of contact, helping colleagues access the right legal guidance or support.
Minimum Criteria
To succeed in this role, you will demonstrate:
- A law degree, legal qualification, CILEX qualification, SQE pathway experience or equivalent legal training or experience.
- An understanding of basic principles of contract law, legal research, confidentiality and the role of an in-house legal team.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to summarise information accurately and explain process requirements in plain English.
- Good legal research, drafting and document review skills.
- Experience working in a professional environment with responsibility for meeting deadlines and taking ownership of tasks.
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.
Job ref: 186087-4492
Advertised: 03 Jul 2026
Application closed: 13 Jul 2026
