Legal Assistant

4 weeks ago


Marlborough Greater London, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Job Title: Legal Assistant - Civil Litigation
Location: London Borough of Harrow, Forward Drive, Harrow, HA3 8NT
Employer: Pertemps Recruitment Partnership for London Borough of Harrow
Contract Type: Temporary (3 months ongoing)
Hours of Work: Monday - Friday, 09:00am - 17:00pm
Working Arrangements: Hybrid (working 2-3 days per week in the office)

Overview of the Role:
Pertemps is seeking a motivated and self-driven Legal Assistant: Civil Litigation to join the Civil Litigation team at the London Borough of Harrow. This temporary role offers a competitive pay rate of up to £16.19 - £19.01 per hour, excellent training, career development support, and 21 days of holiday (excluding Bank Holidays).

Main Purpose of a Legal Assistant: Civil Litigation:
To uphold and demonstrate the values and standards of the Legal & Governance Services Department.
To comply with agreed office procedures, relevant sections of the Inter-Authority Agreements, and Lexcel & IIP standards at all times.
To build good and effective working relationships with colleagues within the Department, clients, elected members and their stakeholders.
To support a team of lawyers covering some of the following: civil and litigation matters
To contribute to ensuring the legal team and the Council are aware of, and trained in, relevant developments in law and policy and receives guidance on their implementation in good time to plan their responses.
To contribute to the management and strategy of the department so that it operates and develops in line with Harrow Council's priorities and customer requirements.Requirements:
Experience working in a legal environment
Ability to contribute positively as a team member
Proven capability in providing written and oral legal advice and guidance to officers/clients
Competence in managing a caseload with minimal supervision in at least one of the following areas: civil and criminal litigation, children's and adults' social care, and education workAbout us:
For almost 60 years, Pertemps Recruitment Partnership have been the market leader in providing permanent and temporary staffing solutions and we are one of the most established players within the recruitment industry. The Sunday Times has listed us as one of the Best 100 Companies to work for 14 years running. We are not a big scary faceless company, quite the opposite: we strongly believe in the personal touch with everything we do. We are proud to be accredited 'investor in people' which is reflected across our business in length of service and career progression of our employees.

London Borough of Harrow is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.
The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, any your data protection rights, can be found by visiting (url removed)


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