Legal Assistant - Child Protection Abbey Wood, England
Job description
Role Responsibility
Exciting opportunity for a Legal Assistant to work and develop within a dynamic and specialist Child Protection Team.
Invicta Law’s Child Protection Team prides itself on offering expert legal advice and support to local authority clients in all areas of child protection law. We have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join our team of experienced professionals.
We are looking for a Legal Assistant to play a vital role in supporting our team of expert lawyers to deliver high-quality advice to key clients within Child Protection. You will work within a friendly and supportive team environment where your professional development will be nurtured and appreciated.
The successful candidate will provide support to the team, demonstrate initiative and an ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines. They will achieve and maintain good working relationships with clients, colleagues, Local Authority employees and external practitioners and partners.
Prior relevant legal experience is required (which can include work undertaken on a voluntary basis) as well as knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (training will be provided on our own in-house systems). Education should include either a Law degree, GDL or CLIEX Part 1.
An element of remote working can be available for this role.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Provide effective and efficient support to qualified lawyers and others as directed.
Preparation of court bundles.
Liaise effectively with colleagues and clients.
Work to deadlines and within agreed costings where directed.
Achieve and maintain good working relationships with internal and external clients, colleagues, other Local Authority staff, and external practitioners and partners.
Flexible and adaptable within the range of work for the post.
Time record accurately and manage time efficiently (training will be provided)
Maintain SRA standards and ethics at all times.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Benefits:
27 days’ annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays and a discretionary extra day at Christmas.
Training opportunities (along with PLC, LexisNexis and MBL webinars)
Flexible working (including hybrid, home working and job shares)
Group Pension Plan (two-tiered scheme with up to 7.5% employer benefit)
Life insurance cover at 4x salary
Employee Assistance Programme
National and local retail discount scheme
Interested?
If you are interested, we would like to hear from you.
Interviews will be held in person (date to be arranged).
Contact DetailsIf you would like any more information about the role, please feel free to email Kirstine Hidalgo Souto, Deputy Head of the Child Protection Team 1 at [email protected]
About The CompanyBenefits:
- Flexible working (Including: hybrid, home working and job shares)
- Group Pension Plan (Two tiered scheme with up to 7.5% Employer benefit)
- Practicing certificates (paid for annually by the company)
- Annual leave (up to 30 days holiday, discretionary day at Christmas, plus bank holidays)
- Enhanced statutory pay
- Strong CPD opportunities (along with PLC, Lexis Nexis and MBL webinars)
- Employee Assistant Programme
- National and local retail discount scheme
