Legal Assistant

6 months ago


Brent, United Kingdom Positive Employment Full time

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Legal Assistant for our client a local government based in Brent.

They will work in 1 or more of the following areas: Children’s Social Care; Community Care; Civil and Criminal Litigation; Education; Employment; Housing; Contracts; Regeneration & Property.

This is a 4 month contract with the possibility for extensions.

**Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to**:

- Undertake legal and technical tasks in connection with legal cases within an area of specialism.
- Drafting correspondence, documents, notices, orders, giving advice in writing and on the telephone and in person.
- Representing the council in court.
- Take notes at hearings and conferences with Counsel, instructing counsel, research and dealing with correspondence.
- Be responsible for a case load of routine legal work.
- Assist and support other members of staff.
- Prepare bundles for court hearings in accordance with Practice Directions.
- Keep up to date with new and proposed legislation, new cases, and other developments and to review and give basic advice as required.
- Keep more senior staff informed of any important issues arising which may affect the satisfactory progress of cases.
- Conduct searches of the Probate Registry, Land Registry, Office of Public Guardian, and others are required.
- Make appropriate use of information technology.
- Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and all employees are required to act in such a way that at all times safeguards the health and well being of children and vulnerable adults.
- Carry out duties with due regard to the organisation's Customer Care, Equal Opportunities, Information Governance, Data Protection and Health and Safety policies and procedures.
- Undertake any other duties commensurate with the general level of responsibility of this post.

**Personal Requirements**:

- Law degree or substantial experience of working in a legal department.
- Knowledge of the law and practice relating to one or more of the following areas: Children’s Social Care; Community Care; Civil and Criminal Litigation; Education; Employment; Housing; Contracts; Regeneration & Property.
- Significant experience of administrative work in an office environment dealing with correspondence, filing, preparing documents and using IT systems.
- Ability to prepare cases for hearings.
- Ability to undertake advocacy in routine cases.
- Ability to undertake routine litigation.
- Ability to analyse information, evaluate evidence, solve problems and present solutions at an appropriate level.
- Ability to provide advice and present arguments in a confident, articulate and persuasive manner.
- **Working Hours**:_09:00am - 17:00pm, Monday - Friday_

**Pay: £22.29 p/h**
- **Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.**_
- Key Words: Court, Case, Advice, Argument, Legal, Litigation, Law_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract

**Salary**: £22.29 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person


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