Commercial Paralegal (6 months)

Job Description:

Paralegal, Commercial - Fixed Term

Salary: £26,228
Location status: Hybrid working - 3 days a week in office (flexible)
Location: Kirkstall Forge
Contract Type: FTC - 6 months
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

We make health happen

At Bupa, we help people live longer, healthier, happier lives — and we’re proud to do it without shareholders. Everything we do is driven by care, from how we support customers to how we invest in better services for the future. This role sits right at the heart of that purpose.

As our Paralegal, Commercial, you’ll support the Commercial Legal team by helping to strengthen our procurement activity and contract management. Your work will help safeguard Bupa’s reputation, manage legal risk and support colleagues across BGUK and Group to continue delivering high‑quality healthcare services.

Working closely with Procurement and wider business teams, you’ll provide clear, practical guidance that helps make health happen behind the scenes. If you enjoy problem‑solving and supporting people, this role offers real purpose and development.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate supplier and business partner agreements, supporting timely and fair outcomes.
• Work closely with Procurement to support RFI, RFP and competitive tender processes.
• Help develop and implement legal strategies, processes and policies to reduce legal risk.
• Ensure Bupa’s reputation, name and intellectual property rights are protected.
• Support improvements to contract procedures and stakeholder guidance, especially for low‑risk contracts.
• Stay up to date with regulatory and legal developments, sharing insights with internal teams.
• Work with the Commercial Legal team to help the business understand upcoming regulatory changes and their commercial impact.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong organisational skills, a high attention to detail and the ability to work well under pressure.
• Good judgement, discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive information.
• Clear, confident communication skills in spoken and written English.
• A proactive, curious and collaborative approach.
• Previous legal or contract‑drafting experience is desirable but not essential.
• A graduate law degree or equivalent
• LPC and/or GDL is desirable but not required.
• An interest in commercial, regulatory and procurement‑related work.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days’ holiday (pro rata for FTC)

• Allowance in place of permanent benefits

• Enhanced pension plan

• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym is available.

• A wide range of other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Finance & Accounting

Locations:

Kirkstall Forge