Legal Assistant

Legal Assistant Derby, England

Derby City Council
Full Time Derby, England 23620 - 25409 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Application closing date
19/05/2023
Working Pattern
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Salary
Grade E £23,620 - £25,409
Contractual hours
37
Basis
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Job category/type
Legal
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Job description

Directorate: Corporate Resources
Hours: 37 hours a week
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Council House, Derby

Legal Services are looking for a well organised and keen person to join their team to carry out a wide variety of tasks to support and assist the team in delivering a high quality legal service across the Council. We offer a flexible working pattern and can offer some degree of home working.
Primarily working with the Community Legal team that deal with child and adult social care matters, but with flexibility working across the whole legal section, you will be given a wide variety of administrative based tasks. There will be opportunities to develop and contribute to the efficient running of legal services by developing the role and systems to complement it. You will be someone who can be relied on for efficiency, accuracy and be very organised under pressure with the ability to prioritise and organise your workload. You will be expected to have strong IT skills and be proficient in the use of Word, Excel and case management systems.
You will be dealing with many different people, within the section and across the Council, so you will need to have good communication skills and be professional in your approach and be happy to work on your own initiative. Please read through the Job Description and Person Specification for full information on this important support role.


For an informal chat please call Anna Pollard on 01332 643601 or Susan Cooper on 01332 643602 or Alison Bush on 01332 643607.
Apply online at www.derby.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers For further information, please contact the Human Resources Division, Derby City Council, Council House, Derby, DE1 2FS or telephone: 01332 293111


As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job. For reasons connected with a particular need of the Council it may be appropriate, subject to approval, to appoint to a higher point in the pay grade.



Please be aware that where there are staff within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Quick Tip! Remember to align your personal statement to the Essential Criteria in the Person Specification
Please be aware that where there are staff within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.


The closing date for this vacancy is 19th May 2023 at midnight. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held week commencing 5 June 2023

Legal Assistant
Derby City Council

www.derby.gov.uk
Derby, United Kingdom
Fareed Hussain
Unknown / Non-Applicable
5001 to 10000 Employees
Government
National Services & Agencies
2002
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