Our people are what set us apart as a law firm and we pride ourselves on taking exceptional care of our team. We are proud to be one of the most progressive law firms in the North of England and to have been ranked 23rd in the Top 100 UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2025 by Great Place to Work©
We have a rare opportunity for a Paralegal to join our leading Agri & Estates team and are interested to hear from candidates looking for full time hours.
Who are we looking for?
The Agri & Estates department is one of the largest dedicated teams of its kind in the UK. The team represents landowners and high net worth clients who require a high level of support and expert care in order to plan their future affairs. The role has the unique opportunity to work across both aspects of this practice area being Agricultural property work as well as Wills, Trusts and Estate planning.
Daily tasks may include:
- Dealing with client enquiries and new enquiries
- Initial drafting of documents
- Liaising with other team members and clients
- Land Registry and Probate Registry administration including the drafting of applications/forms, submitting and monitoring applications
- Registration of charges at Companies House
- Drafting and submitting SDLT returns
- Using our case management and precedent systems
- Assisting with the department administration where capacity allows
The successful candidate will have a proactive, ‘can-do’ attitude to enable them to work closely with a team of legal fee-earners, paralegals and legal assistants on all aspects of this work, and may have a fee earning target themselves. The ability to work as part of a team is therefore essential together with excellent communication, organisational and IT skills.
What do we offer?
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate with the potential for longer-term career advancement in our forward-thinking law firm, with a well-established client base. Along with this we will provide you with a competitive salary, pension, 30 days holiday and Private Medical Health Insurance; in addition, we will even give you your birthday off very year too!
Our values of Together, Balanced, and Progressive, help to nurture our culture of providing outstanding client service within a caring and supportive environment. Please see our website for further information about who we are and what we value at: https://www.burnetts.co.uk/. To read more about how great it is to work for us, please visit
https://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/workplace/item/3520/Burnetts
If this role sounds like the next step in your career, then please send a copy of your CV with a covering letter to yourfuture@burnetts.co.uk
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We are committed to improving the diversity of our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.
If you have not already done so, please let us know if you require any support so we can make the right adjustments and considerations should they be required.
Closing date: Friday 31st July 2026 at 12pm
Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage early applications.