Job details
Job reference REQ6853 | Date posted 19/05/2026 | Application closing date 02/06/2026 | Location Hybrid working - Home and Leicester City Offices | Salary £26,403 - £28,142 Per Year (pro rata for part time hours) | Package Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): £38,374 | Contractual hours 37 Basis | Full time | Job category/type | Legal Attachments Job Specification.pdf
Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / 12 Month Fixed Term
Are you passionate about providing key support to our busy Property, Highways & Planning Legal Services team?
The Property Team is integral to the proper functioning of many services within the Council, providing support and expert advice. Join our busy yet well-established team of professionals. Surrounded by expertise you’ll work in a supportive environment which offers the opportunity for self-development. In exchange for your commitment, you’ll be encouraged to learn and develop your skills, enabling you to take your career to the next level.
We have a full time, fixed term contract working 37 hours per week (for 12 months to cover maternity) and a part time, permanent contract working 18 hours per week.
Working a hybrid home/office system, although you will be required to attend the offices once or twice a week. You’ll receive a structured induction and daily support from the team and Principal Lawyer.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll manage a varied and interesting caseload, undertaking a range of legal work as well as providing administrative assistance and support to lawyers. You will draft and review standard legal agreements such as Right to Buy transfers and residential care charges as part of your own caseload. You’ll prepare and deal with Land Registry applications, obtain property searches, conduct research of Land Registry titles, complete short-term leases and assist with post-completion matters on property, planning and highways transactions. You’ll organise the sealing and filing of hardcopy and electronic traffic regulation orders and various agreements and maintain the Sealing Register. Daily, you’ll liaise with fee earners and external solicitors in relation to cases and to discuss low level legal matters. Weekly, you will organise the scanning and circulation of Legal’s post.
What we can offer you
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from several flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
If you’d like a chat about this post, please feel free to contact Zoe Iliffe, Principal Lawyer (Property Highways & Planning) on 0116 454 2180.
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