24.38 - EO Legal Administrative Assistant

4 weeks ago

Darlington, United Kingdom UK Civil Service Full time

Job summary

DBS was established under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 on 1st December 2012, operating from two sites, Liverpool and Darlington.� We operate on behalf of government delivering Disclosure functions in England, Wales, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, and Barring functions for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

We provide a service that enables organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to make better informed, safer recruitment and other decisions.� We do this by providing information to enable them to determine whether individuals are unsuitable or unable to undertake certain work, particularly with occupations involving regular contact with vulnerable groups, including children.

You will be joining the DBS Legal Services Team at an exciting time.� DBS is in the third year of it's five-year strategic plan.� The plan was co-created by our staff and has three key themes: Quality, Profile and People.� The Legal Director has established a Legal Team that is recognised and engaged as a crucial service in the delivery of the DBS' functions.� You will work collaboratively and proactively with colleagues from various teams, building relationships and confidence in the� Legal Services Team.� This role will offer you varied, challenging and rewarding work in a professional and fast-paced environment.� ��

Job description

To provide administrative support to the DBS Legal Services Team, including:

Supporting the lawyers in the Team wherever possibleCollating and reviewing documentationDrafting basic internal and external correspondenceAssisting with the preparation of instructions to law firms/counselLiaising with external advisersEngaging with DBS colleagues to ensure that advice queries are dealt with in a timely mannerMaintaining and updating the Legal Case Management system, other data bases and spreadsheetsRaising purchase orders and complying with financial processes for the provision of external legal servicesChecking invoices and ensuring payment is made in a timely manner�Managing the data retention of files, and the process for the destruction of filesReviewing the Legal Services Team inbox and ensuring that matters are signposted to allocated lawyers

Work flexibly and undertake such other duties appropriate to the level of the post that may reasonably be required

Resources

The job holder will have support from other members of the Legal Services Team

Accountability

The job holder will report directly to the Legal Support Officer and be supervised by individual lawyers in the Team

Other Information

The role may require occasional travel between the Liverpool and Darlington DBS sites, with the possibility of overnight stays

Person specification

Essential Criteria

ABILITY

Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently, with good client care skillsGood written communication skills to the level required for the preparation of legal correspondenceExcellent attention to detail and accuracyAbility to work flexiblyAbility to prioritise and manage a varied workloadAbility to work effectively in a fast paced teamExcellent organisational skills

EXPERIENCE

A background in providing support in a legal environmentExperience of using all Microsoft Office packages, particularly Excel

Desirable Criteria

ABILITY

Ability to conduct legal research

EXPERIENCE

Experience of working with a legal case management system

Other Information

Work can be done remotely, but the post holder will have a contracted base of Darlington.� The post holder will work from the Darlington Office in accordance with the needs of the organisation, which will vary from time to time.� We estimate that at least one day per week.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Managing a Quality ServiceSeeing the Big PictureDelivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �27,050, Disclosure & Barring Service contributes �7,303 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

The DBS offers a number of excellent benefits for its employees. These can include:

Generous annual leave entitlementExcellent maternity, paternity and adoption schemes (after a qualifying period)Commitment to the health and wellbeing of our employeesEmployee Assistance ProgrammeFlexible working opportunitiesEyecare voucher schemeOccupational Health Service including referrals for counselling and physiotherapy24/7 Counselling and Wellbeing ServiceA with an average employer contribution of 27%

The DBS vision and purpose is to make people safer by being a visible, trusted and influential organisation, providing an outstanding quality of service to all our customers and partners, where our people understand the important safeguarding contributions they make and feel proud to work here. To do this, the DBS is committed to being an employer that is able to attract, develop, retain and engage diverse talent that is representative of the communities we serve, and to be an organisation providing outstanding service to all our existing and new customers, who are diverse and have a range of different needs. We want all our staff to be able to bring their �whole self� to work.

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