We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘we're legal and financial experts that care’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.

We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.

Our Team

Our London Employment and Professional Discipline team is award-winning. The London Employment team act specifically for senior executives and professionals; working on high-profile and ground-breaking claimant work including whistle-blowing, harassment and discrimination cases.

Some of the cases we’ve covered:

• Won a case at the Supreme Court for District Judge Gilham in her landmark challenge against the Ministry of Justice to recognise that Judges should be legally protected against suffering detrimental treatment after blowing the whistle. Gilham v Ministry of Justice [2017] EWCA Civ 2220 (21 December 2017).
• Negotiated a settlement of over a million pounds during a multiple day mediation for a female Director of a multinational bank who suffered serious sex and disability discrimination.
• Represented a senior gas sector executive following his unfair and discriminatory dismissal on the grounds of his age, negotiating a severance package worth in excess of £1M.
• Representing a group of Forensic Medical Examiners in a worker status case worth over £1M.
• Achieved a seven figure settlement in a whistleblowing claim for the Global General Counsel of a major bank.

Your Role

Working in our London Employment team is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in challenging and complex cases, whilst learning from the very best lawyers. Working as a Paralegal, you’ll support the team with legal administrative and fee earning tasks. As your confidence in the role increases, you’ll start to work on larger projects, and with the support of more senior members of the team, you’ll have exposure to a range of interesting and high-value tasks.

• Some previous Paralegal experience.
• Great communication skills and the ability to work with clients and external institutions and organisations.
• A friendly, enthusiastic and can-do approach
• Commitment to securing justice for victims of discrimination or unfairness.

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported.  This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim. 

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks ­with our trusted 3rd parties.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.