Legal Admin Support Officer

**General Information**:

- Salary
- £25,582
- Working Pattern
- Full Time
- Vacancy Approach
- External
- Location
- Liverpool, Preston
- Region
- North West
- Closing Date
- 31-Oct-2025
- Post Type
- Fixed Term, Loan
- Civil Service Grade
- AO
- Number of jobs available
- 2
- Reserve List
- 12 Months
- Job ID
- 10926

**Descriptions & requirements**:

- Job description

**Proud to serve. Proud to keep justice going.**

Our Admin Officers play a critical role, providing excellent administrative support and customer service to court users, judiciary and management.

**About us**

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our court users and colleagues within HMCTS, w people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and making a difference in people’s lives to deliver justice. If you are interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.
**Your role**

Working as part of a team, you will contribute to the overall operational, performance and service standard targets across your area of work. Under the direction of the Legal Admin Team Leaders, assist in supporting the six benches in the North West totalling approximately 2500 magistrates, working as part of a flexible team.

You will be adaptable, able to multi-task and effectively carry out a variety of duties, which will include:

- Assist with the preparation and organisation of training events for legal staff as required.
- Assist with the preparation, compilation and maintenance of Magistrates’ sitting rotas.
- Attend meetings of magistrates and legal managers as required.
- Prepare and distribute documentation for meetings, including agenda, supporting documentation, main points, and actions.
- Sift and distribute mail and correspondence, drafting responses as directed.
- Undertake additional support and administrative related assignments as required.
- Communicating with the Public, the Judiciary, other Court and Tribunal Users and Representatives of other Agencies and Organisations

**Your skills and experience**

**Please see the attached job description below for more information**

**Please make sure that you include your current duties and responsibilities in your CV.**

**Further details**:
These operational roles are customer facing, requiring successful applicants to be office based to provide HMCTS services to the public. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week.

**This is a business-critical role requiring full time hours.**

T are 2 posts available:
1 x Preston Magistrates’ Court

1 x Liverpool Combined Court

**Lead Criterion**:**Statement of Suitability.**

**Fixed Term Appointments (MoJ Staff)**

**Loans**

**Skilled Worker Visa**

The Department cannot consider sponsoring you for this role unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously since before 22 July 2025. If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during your vetting checks and eligibility will be assessed in accordance with the immigration rules and transitional provisions in place.

The Department will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service. **You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria.**
- Additional Information

**Working Arrangements & Further Information**

For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location’s respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).

**Flexible working hours**

**Benefits**

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:
**Annual Leave**

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.

T is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

**Pension**

The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

**Training**

The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

**Networks**

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. T are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

**Support**
- A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such