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Fixed Term Contract Graduate Paralegal (Childcare) – Derby and Mansfield

  • Posted May 19th 2025 at 7:11am

We are currently inviting applications from law graduates for the following position:

2 x Paralegal - Childcare

Our busy Childcare department in Derby and Mansfield are growing fast and now needs additional support for its advocacy and administrative work across the childcare spectrum. Working alongside our acknowledged childcare specialists, the successful applicants must be able to offer meaningful knowledge and a passion for Childcare law. We are seeking graduates with strong written, verbal and research skills. Our focus is finding candidates who can bring passion and enthusiasm, along with a desire to progress, develop and bring all of yourselves to this role.

The role will enable the successful candidate to develop their knowledge in childcare, as well their written and advocacy skills.

You should be a recent graduate with the kind of positive attitude and proven ability that will make your contribution valuable from day 1.

Benefits will include:

  • competitive salary
  • cash awards for achievement/recognition
  • pension scheme with employer’s contributions
  • generous annual holiday entitlement, including a day off for your birthday
  • support for CPD/education, where appropriate
  • genuine career opportunities in a fast-growing practice
  • family-oriented employment practices
  • friendly, professional office environments located in the centre of Mansfield and Derby, close to the railway station and with excellent access to all amenities.

Elliot Mather LLP is one of the foremost legal firms in the East Midlands, employing around 180 colleagues across our offices in Chesterfield, Mansfield, Derby and Nottingham.

We are an equal opportunities employer and fully committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our employees.

It is Elliot Mather policy that we do not include salaries in our recruitment advertisements, so any consultancy / agency statements regarding the wage / salary for this vacancy should be read with caution.

Please send us your up to date CV together with a covering letter that includes details of your current salary and benefits package, and notice period (where applicable) by email to: hr@elliotmather.co.uk

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