Legal Officer
1 day ago
**Legal Officer**:
**Job description**
**1 x Permanent**
**1 x 18 Months Fixed Term**
**Who We Are**
- At North East Lincolnshire Council, we have a unique ability to provide the ultimate work life balance for our employees. Situated within the award-winning costal area of Cleethorpes and the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, North East Lincolnshire Council provide the perfect location for you to Live, Work & Play.
**Our Vision & Purpose**
- To create a stronger economy and stronger communities and improve the lives of our people.
**Our Values**
- Valuing People
- Honesty
- Striving for Continuous Improvement
- Openness
- Commitment
- Behaving with Integrity
**Your Role & Team**
- We are looking for driven and talented individuals to join our Legal Team as Legal Support Officers; this role would suit those who have previous experience as a paralegal or legal assistant.
- You would sit within the commercial section of the Legal Team, in a busy, fast-paced and supportive environment, where the work is varied and interesting.
**Your Responsibilities**
- You would be supporting the teams lawyers who deal with commercial contracts, procurement matters, property documents and regeneration/grant funding projects.
- You will have good communication skills, both written and verbal, and a keen analytical mind. You will be organised, able to work under pressure and have the ability to prioritise tasks in an appropriate manner.
- Experience of working in a legal environment, drafting legal documents and working knowledge procurement, commercial contracts or property documents would be a distinct advantage, but is not essential, a willingness to learn is more important.
- If you would like to discuss the role further, then please contact Emma Finch
**This role is a blended working role**:
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- the duties of the role may require a blend of home & office working in line with needs of the service)_
**Why work for NELC?**
- North East Lincolnshire is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. Here are some of the main benefits:
- Flexible Working Options - agile working, compressed hours, term time working, flexi-time, home working. All to enable a work/life balance (relevant to the role you are undertaking).
- Salary Sacrifice Scheme - saves tax and national insurance by exchanging part of your gross salary for non-cash benefits such as; Holiday Extra - to purchase additional annual leave, Cycle to Work scheme and Tusker Cars (beneficial rate car lease scheme)
- In-house wellbeing support
- Health Cash Plan - to claim cash back on a range of healthcare costs
- Credit Union
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health & beauty and many other products and services
- Discounted Car Parking Permit
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- A minimum of 24 days holiday + 8 bank holidays per year (based on a 37-hour week)
**NELC is**
**committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and Adults at Risk. For any posts that will involve access to children, young people and Adults at Risk, the successful applicant will need to undertake an enhanced criminal record check where appropriate.**
**NELC is committed to**
**Equality and Diversity**
**as an employer.
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