Commercial & Litigation Paralegal

About us

Halfords is a FTSE 250-listed plc and a recognised name across the UK, operating at scale across motoring services, cycling, retail, and digital platforms. The Group comprises an evolving portfolio of subsidiaries, creating a sophisticated and multi-dimensional operating environment, which has expended internationally.

Our in-house legal function sits at the heart of the organisation, partnering closely with senior leadership and key stakeholders to support strategic objectives and manage legal risk across the Group. The commercial and litigation legal function is integral to this, advising on a wide spectrum of complex and high-value matters.

About the role

Join our Legal, Governance & Compliance team as a Commercial & Litigation Paralegal, supporting a broad range of litigation matters, dispute resolution, commercial contracts and legal projects across the business. Working closely with stakeholders from across the organisation, you'll gain valuable in-house experience while contributing to litigation matters, claims, commercial agreements and strategic legal initiatives.

We're looking for a motivated legal professional with excellent attention to detail, strong drafting skills and a genuine interest in dispute resolution. In return, you'll join a supportive and collaborative team, offering exposure to a varied workload, meaningful responsibility and excellent opportunities for development and career progression.

Key responsibilities

• Support the management of litigation and dispute resolution matters, including preparing correspondence, legal documentation, evidence bundles, witness statements and court-related documentation.
• Maintain accurate records and trackers for litigation matters, monitoring court deadlines, procedural timetables and key dates to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with assessing claims, disputes and litigation risk by gathering information, reviewing relevant documentation, drafting and working with internal stakeholders to provide guidance and support.
• Conduct legal research and provide practical support across litigation, commercial and regulatory matters.
• Build effective relationships with internal stakeholders, providing timely legal support and helping coordinate responses to disputes, claims and legal enquiries.
• Assist with the review, drafting, negotiation and administration of commercial contracts, including but not limited to supplier agreements, non-disclosure agreements, consultancy agreements, service agreements and general terms and conditions.
• Support intellectual property matters, including liaising with external advisers and assisting with the protection and enforcement of the company's intellectual property rights.
• Review marketing and promotional materials, providing copy clearance support to help ensure compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain legal records, precedents, trackers and matter management systems to support the efficient operation of the Legal, Governance & Compliance function.

About you

• Law Degree, Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) or equivalent legal qualification plus LPC, SQE 2 or an equivalent professional legal qualification.
• Previous experience within litigation, dispute resolution, commercial law, or a similar legal environment.
• Strong drafting, written communication and proofreading skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work to deadlines and maintain a high level of accuracy under pressure.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to identify legal risks and apply practical solutions.
• Confident communicator with the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Enthusiastic, motivated and keen to develop a career across litigation, dispute resolution and commercial legal matters.

Reward & benefits

• A fair and competitive salary evaluated against market data, annual discretionary bonus scheme, pension, life assurance, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and enhanced family leave.
• Commitment and dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development. We help you to own and grow your potential so you can be at your best in your current role and to support your future career aspirations.
• We offer hybrid working in our Support Centre, you will be based at our Support Centre 2-3 days a week with an optional 2-3 days working from home.
• You will have access to a wealth of employee discounts across the Halfords suite of products and services.
• Wellbeing and inclusion are at the heart of our colleague experience. We offer resources and ongoing support to enhance your wellbeing at work and active Colleague Networks supporting inclusion initiatives across Halfords.

Not sure you meet all the criteria? We'd encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway! At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.

At Halfords, we operate a hybrid working policy with 2-3 days on site at our Support Centre in Redditch.