What will your day look like? As our Paralegal Apprentice, you’ll play an important role in supporting our Legal Services team to deliver high quality, professional support across a wide range of casework and legal processes. quality, professional support across a wide range of casework and legal processes. You’ll be involved in tasks such as: File creation, collating legal documents and compiling case files. Supporting solicitors and legal officers with research tasks and information gathering. Preparing routine agendas, taking minutes and keeping and updating action notes. Providing accurate information and updates to clients and colleagues while always maintaining confidentiality. Using specialist legal and court-based systems under supervision. Supporting wider legal projects and administrative duties that help the team run smoothly. You’ll follow a personalised development plan and complete the Level 3 Paralegal Apprenticeship, gaining hands-on experience to complement your learning. It is a superb first step into a career in law. Every day brings something new — this is a great opportunity to develop legal knowledge, administration skills, and confidence in a collaborative, supportive and professional environment. We provide a unique inhouse experience, working with professional clients, and distinctive areas of law, including administrative, coronial, employment, enforcement, planning and school admission appeals. You will also gain a valuable insight into important projects across our local community. Who are we looking for? Someone who is: Passionate about developing a career in the legal service. An excellent communicator with clear written and verbal skills. Able to organise, plan and prioritise their work effectively. Confident using IT systems such as Outlook, Word and Excel. Adaptable to change, willing to learn and open to new ways of working. Strong attention to detail and able to maintain accurate records. Friendly, reliable, and professional, with ability to build positive working relationships. Experience in an office or administrative environment is desirable but not essential — what matters most is your commitment, willingness to learn an enthusiasm for the role. To be eligible, you will need: Literacy and numeracy at Level 2. Commitment to completing the Level 3 Paralegal Apprenticeship qualification. Why join us? You’ll be part of a friendly, inclusive team where your work makes a real difference. You will receive full training and ongoing support to help you succeed, with a varied and interesting workload and opportunities to grow your skills and confidence in a real legal setting, all while benefiting from flexible working arrangements. based work depending on service needs. As part of your package, you’ll also benefit from: Generous leave entitlement (including bank holidays). Local Government Pension Scheme membership. Access to RewardNEL, with discounts, wellbeing support, salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle2Work, Tusker Lease etc.) and more. Training and development opportunities. Flexible working and a Fostering Friendly scheme. For more information, please refer to the attached guidance and role profile. If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Eve Richardson-Smith (Head of Legal) Email: Eve.Richardson-Smith@nelincs.gov.uk Key Dates Advert closing date: Sunday 22nd February 2026 We aim to interview candidates: Friday 6th March 2026 We want you to have the best interview experience with us, so will provide candidates selected for interview their questions 24 hours in advance of meeting us. We reserve the right to close our adverts early if we have received a significant volume of suitable applications. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .