legal assistant Remote
Job description
What are we looking for?
We are looking for a Senior Legal Assistant to work with our prestigious county council. This is a hybrid remote, so coming from the Devon area is essential as you will be occasionally required to travel to on-site meetings. This is a temporary, but ongoing contract.
Job Description
In this position, you will be required to provide practical support to solicitors, including:
- preparation & maintenance of trial bundles
- renewal of orders
- routine correspondence
- drafting applications
- liaising with witnesses
- administrative tasks
You will assist with the work of the legal services in the following areas:
- Child Care
- Conveyancing
- Legal Notices and agreements under the Highways Act
- Traffic Management and other statutory orders
- Compensation claims arising from road improvement schemes
- general legal advice to other Directorates on aspects relating to land and other matters
- Trading Standards prosecutions
- Public Rights of Way issues
- Adult Social Care
About you
Essential Qualities:
- Appropriate office experience
- ICT literate
- Ability to travel
- Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in english
Desirable Qualities:
- Relevant experience in legal work
Personal Qualities:
- Good phone manner and ability to build a rapport with other departments
- Articulate
- Assertive
- Organised
- Calm
- Ability to develop creative solutions quickly in response to need
Qualifications:
- Law Undergraduate Degree
- ILEX Level 3
- LPC equivalent
The Next Steps
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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Recruitment in Partnership Ltd values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £13.66 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Legal Assistant: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: Remote
Reference ID: LDH/217
