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Temporary Legal Assistant Reference no: Greenwich RQ968471 Pay rate £19.30 per hour PAYE This opening assignment is for 1-2 months To be responsible to the Senior Lawyer for processing a range of work in respect of various Safeguarding Children matters, in particular all public law and private law proceedings Key responsibilities:

• To organise and carry out a range of legal work as allocated in the fields of public law and private law proceedings.
• To draft court documents including: court applications; case summaries; threshold documents; other routine pleadings; taking statements; drafting applications for police disclosure and assisting in drafting other legal documents. obtaining judgments, preparing cases for trial, liaising with relevant parties, attending case conferences and meetings, and attending court as required.
• To liaise with managers in the relevant departments keeping them informed of the progress of cases and ensuring that parties are aware of and comply with their deadlines.
• Collate documents to file and serve upon parties and to issue and serve court notices and witness summonses.
• To assist the client department in relation to private law matters including the filing and serving of Section 7 and Section 37 Reports.
• To undertake legal research – in legal matters relating to safeguarding children.
• To liaise with external solicitors, and barristers, experts, and other agencies and stakeholders.
• To establish and maintain an effective system for recording individual cases, outcomes and such other information as required.
• To establish and maintain tracking information, ensuring that such information is accurate and kept up-to-date to determine profitability of the pilot.
• To be involved in the promotion and development of the team’s work and in disseminating regular updates on points of law and practice

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

• Knowledge and understanding of the work and structure of Legal Services within a Local Authority environment
• Child Protection work experience of working as part of a team.
• Must have legal experience
• Must have excellent IT skills
• Must have excellent general administrative skills
• Must have good communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Must have an ability to conduct relevant research
• Must have ability to work with minimum supervision
• Must be organised and methodical approach
• Must have an ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
• Must have a willingness to undertake advocacy in relevant courts and Tribunals

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: Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable: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: Greenwich RQ968471

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.