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Trainee Legal Executive

Legal Services, Finance & Customer Services

Salary details: Band G, £27,852 - £30,151 (pay award pending)

Job Details: Full Time, 37 Hours Per Week, Permanent

Based at: Hybrid/Riverside House

Closing date: 30th July 2023

Are you a forward thinking, proactive and dynamic legal professional looking for a challenging opportunity? Do you have successful relevant experience of working in a local authority setting?

About the role

We are looking for a Trainee Legal Executive to make a difference to the lives of the people of Rotherham. Now is the time to join our committed and forward thinking Legal Team at Rotherham Borough Council. Building on the success of our current team, we are seeking motivated, committed and driven individuals to work with us.

The role will include a number of training seats within a number of the legal services department of Rotherham Borough Council to include support to the current teams: -

There will be an expectation upon the trainee to attend and complete all necessary work and exams in connection with the accredited Cilex Course up to Level 6 on a part time basis (20% of your working role will be allowed to enable you to complete the requisite learning with an external provider) alongside working within the Legal Team. This is an Apprenticeship role which will require additional work to be carried out to satisfy the conditions of the apprenticeship.

We are therefore looking for an individual who can demonstrate their commitment to Rotherham Borough Council and who will remain committed over a number of years. In return, the successful candidate will receive the necessary training to be able to develop their career.

Are you looking for a job which provides a work life balance along with a wide and varied workload, is rewarding, challenging and gives you the satisfaction of knowing your intervention will bring better outcomes for the residents of Rotherham?

The role is subject to our hybrid working policy. You will be supported throughout your work and the training plan in an environment in which you can thrive. In this role, you will make your mark by helping to shape the service/s as they move forward, demonstrating the value that a high quality legal service plays in improving the lives of the residents of Rotherham.

About you

It is important that you have excellent communication, team-work and relationship building skills. In this role you will need to use your initiative, be flexible and driven to deliver an excellent high quality service; demonstrating a real commitment the role and the Legal Services Team.

About us

You will benefit from our hybrid working arrangements and offering of work life balance whilst undertaking a wide and varied workload that is rewarding, challenging and the satisfaction of knowing your intervention will bring better outcomes for the residents of Rotherham.

This is also an excellent time to join Rotherham as we were awarded ‘Most Improved Council Award’ and we are delivering major regeneration and housing as well as creating new jobs and opportunities for our residents. Rotherham is a real 'central UK' location with excellent road and rail links and is ideally placed near the scenic countryside of the Peak District, whilst also being conveniently located next to the vibrant city of Sheffield.

We offer an excellent pay and benefits package which includes membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, as well as a range of health and wellbeing and other benefits.

For informal enquiries, please contact Michelle Scales, Senior Solicitor for Litigation and Practice at [email protected]

From 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2024 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a weekly / monthly deduction (dependent on pay frequency) from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded of three additional day’s leave (pro rata for part-time).

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. For further information, please visit our website.

This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).