Legal Professional Support

Description

The Service Team:
• We are seeking a fixed term Legal Professional Support officer to be part of our very busy Legal Service.

You will be part of a large and experienced Service, assisting the Council in the effective delivery of advice and support across a broad range of Adult and Children social care matters.

The Role

The role will include providing comprehensive professional support to lawyers in Legal Services in relation to legal case matters, including coordination of cases in our case management system, supporting fee earners in the delivery of legal work, electronic filing, preparing bundles and administering the Legal Helpline and Team Inbox. Additionally, you will provide support to other strands of the Legal Service when required such as assisting with post and sealing.

You will be efficient and have a basic knowledge and understanding of the various aspects of the Legal Service’s work. You will understand the need to work to deadlines and how to prioritise work. You will have a good understanding of case management systems and Microsoft applications, although training and support will also be provided.

This position will be subject to a standard criminal record disclosure check.

Working Pattern

This is a full-time role of 37 hours per week to cover maternity leave.

Once fully trained this role can be carried out remotely but with office-based working at least once a week or as required to support the service needs. We can discuss this with you during the recruitment process and we are open to discussion about flexible working.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure and to strict timescales. You will be confident, adaptable and flexible and ready to work collaboratively as part of a supportive and experienced team.

This is a varied and interesting role working with a very friendly but busy Service. Support and training will be provided. Don’t worry if you don’t have local government experience as we’ll give you the support you need to develop and learn that area. This role is an excellent stepping-stone for anyone wishing to pursue a career in law.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert.

For an informal conversation or to obtain more details about the role, please contact Fiona Salmon on 01872 322222

The role profile can be found here

What You’ll Get In Return

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our Core Employee Rewards And Benefits Include
• a competitive salary.
• a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application. Read more