A former paralegal at top 50 U.K. law firm BLM has been issued with a work restriction order by the Solicitors Regulation Authority after it found that he had stolen nearly £300,000 from the firm.

Paul Young had worked as a paralegal in the firm’s Manchester office between January 2016 and June 2019, during which time he stole £293,834, according to a statement by the the U.K. industry regulator.