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Job information Legal Officer Childcare from the Company Leicester City Council, this latest Legal Officer Childcare job vacancy is located in the city Hybrid work in Well located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Legal field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

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Job reference REQ4264 Date posted 25/07/2024 Application closing date 04/08/2024 Location Hybrid working - Home and Leicester City Offices Salary £24,143 - £26,007 per year Package Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement) £35,463 Contractual hours 30 Basis Part time Job category/type Legal Attachments Job Specification - 2024-07-09T141447.359.pdf

Legal Officer Childcare

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Part Time / 30 Hours Per Week / Fixed term contract for 12 months

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our well regarded, friendly and supportive legal team. We are looking to recruit a legal officer for a fixed term of twelve months to work alongside our team of highly experienced specialist lawyers which includes three other legal officers. We provide high quality advice and advocacy to our social care client department on child protection and related matters to help to ensure positive outcomes for children within the city of Leicester.

You will provide direct support to two experienced solicitors in respect of a wide range of court proceedings relating to safeguarding. Additionally, with full support and supervision, you will hold responsibility for a caseload of pre-proceedings matters. You will provide support at meetings and undertake all aspects of case management including research and drafting. You will use the national Family Law Digital Portal to draft court applications and once issued, you will obtain evidence in accordance with court directions and provide witness liaison. In addition, you will help to oversee and assist paralegal and administrative support within the team.

You will have strong organisational skills and a pro-active approach to work pressures, which will ensure that you are able to successfully prioritise work. Your excellent communication skills, both written and oral, will ensure that you are able to represent the service in a professional manner when liaising with clients and other external agencies. With strong research and analytical skills, you will be proficient in the use of IT and case management systems to excel in this role.

We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. This includes hybrid working, a flexi-time scheme, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and a generous holiday entitlement. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator. You will be supported at a senior level and by your peers and we will give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities.

We are committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That's why we have designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We will do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment' page.

If you would like an informal chat about this post, please contact Susan Holmes, Head of Law, Social Care & Safeguarding Tel: 0116 454 1402 or email[email protected]; or Sonali Unka, Principal Lawyer Tel: 0116 454 1978 or email [email protected]

Assessment/interviews will take place on Wednesday 7th August 2024

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Closed Date : 2025-03-02