Trainee Legal Officer Manchester, England
Job description
About The Role
Working Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Contract Type: Fixed Term - 12 months
We are looking to appoint a Trainee Legal Officer to the Regulatory and Enforcement Team to case manage straightforward prosecutions including littering and school nonattendance and provide advice to clients in both Manchester and Salford City Councils on evidence and legal processes associated with the same.
Our Legal Services Teams play an integral part in helping Manchester City Council deliver it's priorities, and to support this we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining a world-class workforce.
We are a service that advises on complex, ground-breaking initiatives across Manchester, Salford and Greater Manchester, which make meaningful, lasting differences to the lives of our residents and visitors.
We are a progressive service that offers opportunities to everyone in our service to develop and diversify their legal skills, including our successful Grow Your Own Policy, through active mentoring and development of staff, has enabled staff across the service to become qualified lawyers; Working as part of “virtual” multi-disciplinary teams to deliver complex, high-profile projects, such as the integration of health and social care across Manchester and Salford.
We are a service that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion and values every individual for who they are, for example, all our staff are currently participating in Let’s Talk About Race training to help us better understand the nature of systemic racism and racial micro-aggressions, to feel more confident to have constructive and respectful conversations about race at work, and to create a workplace where everyone is comfortable. Where everyone feels included.
initiative's, travel discounts, cycle to work scheme, high street discounts, gym memberships, employee assistance programme and much more.
This role is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks such as work permit and two references, one must be from your current or most recent employer.
About the Candidate
- You will have either previous experience working in a fast paced legal team OR relevant legal qualification.
- You will have an interest in a career in law and in particular criminal law.
- Using your IT, written and oral communication skills and organisation skills you will manage your own caseload of simple prosecution cases.
- Working as part of our team, you will contribute to the councils wider environmental strategy.
About Us
When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.
To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:
- We take time to listen and understand
- We work together and trust each other
- We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
- We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
- We’re proud and passionate about Manchester
Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council
At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. If you want to find out more about the role, our culture, flexible arrangements or any adjustments, please let us know by emailing [email protected]. If you are invited to interview we will ask you if you require any adjustments in order for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.
If you would like to access the job details in another format, such as large print, audio or printed on a coloured paper, please email [email protected] or call 0161 227 3373.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work.
When you join us
We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.
Other relevant information
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
Our Manchester Strategy/Behaviours.pdf
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