Paralegal - Real Estate Litigation - #1800106

Job Description

About the role:

We have a great opportunity for a Paralegal to join our Property Litigation in our Real Estate team in Birmingham. As a Paralegal within this team you will work closely with a dynamic team on a wide range of litigation cases—from telecoms disputes to landlord and tenant claims, dilapidations, possession actions, and housebuilder issues. Your day-to-day will include drafting notices, managing deadlines, liaising with clients, issuing claims, filing documents, and supporting colleagues across their caseloads.

About the team:

With 29 fee earners across London and Birmingham, this team is part of one of the UK’s largest real estate practices—serving housebuilders, pension funds, developers, and more. Led by renowned experts Clive Chalkley, Paul Barker, and Rob Bridgman, handling high-value disputes nationwide handling everything from court proceedings to mediation.

About you:

We’re seeking a proactive and collaborative individual who thrives in a legal setting—ideally with experience in a real estate-focused role.

You’ll be a true team player, someone who’s highly organised, able to manage competing deadlines with confidence, and communicates clearly and professionally in both written and verbal formats.

Adaptability is key, as is a genuine willingness to learn and grow within the role. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for someone with a keen eye for detail who thrives in a fast-paced, client-focused environment and enjoys being part of a collaborative, high-performing team.

What We Can Offer You:

The opportunity to work for a firm that has been recognised as one of best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work for 25 consecutive years.

Excellent benefits, including:

• A hybrid approach to office and remote working.
• 25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
• Private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
• A generous pension allowance
• Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
• The chance of a three-month sabbatical every five years
• Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
• A range of health and wellbeing programmes
• State of the art offices, in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, with an onsite restaurant
• Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development
  
  

Equal Opportunities:

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.

At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.

If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description please contact Meg Astley at [email protected]