Paralegal

Help shape the legal foundations behind projects that transform cities, communities, and the built environment worldwide.

This person can be based in our Bath office on a hybrid working model, with a starting date from 1^st May 2026 (flexibility to start in June if required). 

We're excited to be recruiting 2 x Paralegals to join our busy and highly collaborative Commercial & Legal Team here at Buro Happold. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to apply and grow their legal knowledge in a global, forward-thinking engineering and consultancy environment. 

About The Role:

As a Paralegal, you will provide essential support to our Commercial & Legal Team, working at the heart of the business to ensure smooth and effective operational delivery. You’ll be part of a team of commercial and legal experts, gaining exposure to a wide range of work across projects, business units, and internal functions.

This role is ideal for someone who is proactive, detail‑focused and eager to learn, with the confidence to communicate across teams and manage sensitive information with professionalism.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with project teams to arrange the execution of construction-related agreements, including Appointments, Collateral Warranties, Novation Agreements and Sub‑Consultancy arrangements.
• After training, input key contract clause information into our online project management system to support senior reporting.
• Interpret legal documents and produce clear summaries for the team.
• Draft, review and negotiate simple commercial agreements, NDAs and reliance letters.
• Support procurement-related contract matters.
• Conduct ad‑hoc research tasks as required.
• Provide administrative support, including document formatting, scanning, filing and maintaining records.
• Collaborate with internal teams such as IT, HR, Finance and Marketing to help coordinate operational activities.
• Ensure documents and files are correctly maintained and project documentation is completed on time.

What We Are Looking For: 

• A positive, “can‑do” attitude and a genuine eagerness to contribute to the team.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to interpret legal documents.
• Relevant experience in a legal, commercial, or compliance environment.
• Strong organisational skills, exceptional attention to detail and a natural ability to plan and prioritise.
• Sound judgement and the ability to analyse and interpret information effectively.
• A commercial and cultural awareness of how the business operates, and the ability to translate this into practical support for the team.

Why Join Buro Happold?

At Buro Happold, we believe in creating a better, more sustainable world. You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. We offer a supportive environment where your contributions make a real difference.

What we offer you

Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world's most respected consultancies.

• Hybrid working arrangements
• Attractive salary 
• Discretionary bonus
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements
• Generous company pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies
• A strong commitment to continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities
• An opportunity to support your local community and those in society that are most in need, wherever they are located in the world through our Share Our Skills (SOS) programme
• A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won't be far from exceptional.

Apply now and be where exceptional is everywhere.

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.  
  
 Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive. 

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application. #LI-EM1 #LI-Hybrid