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legal assistant Exeter, England

Triumph Consultants

Full Time Exeter, England 28413 - 12.04 GBP HOURLY Today

Job description

What's involved with this role:
Temporary Senior Legal Assistant x2 - ASC Reference no: Devon 1003897914455207 Pay rate £13.66 per hour PAYE This opening assignment is for 3 months Basic DBS required for this role To provide practical support to solicitors including preparation and maintenance of trial bundles, renewal of orders, dealing with routine correspondence, drafting applications, liaising with witnesses and other administrative tasks that may be assigned Key responsibilities:

To assist with the work of the Legal Services, typically in the following areas: a. Child care b. Conveyancing (sales, purchases, leases and associated landlord and tenant matters, licences, easements etc.) c. Legal notices and agreements under the Highways Acts d. Traffic management and other statutory orders e. Compensation claims arising from road improvement schemes f. General legal advice to other Directorates on aspects relating to land and other matters g. Trading Standards prosecutions h. Pay and Display prosecutions i. Public Rights of Way issues j. Adult Social Care
To manage a caseload as allocated relating to any of the above with minimum supervision.

“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:

Degree ILEX Level 3, LPC equivalent
Appropriate office experience
Relevant experience in legal work
Ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the County Council and its partner organisations

NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via [email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. SEE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD. If you have previously applied to one of our vacancies and have already sent the required supporting documentation to us, please make this clear when you re-apply as this will help speed up your application. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.

Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:

Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.

Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.

Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.

Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.

Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:

Any local authority/public sector experience

Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.

ALD If you would prefer to send a CV straight to us rather than by way of an on-line application, you are very welcome to do so via [email protected] but please quote both the job reference and job title exactly as they appear below:

Job Ref: Devon 1003897914455207

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates. We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed. Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.

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