Job Reference
REQ6853
Payscale
GBP 26,403 - 28,142 per year (pro rata for part time hours)
Contract
Full Time – 37 hours per week (12 month fixed term) / Part Time – 18 hours per week (permanent)
Location
Hybrid: Home and Leicester City Offices
Role Overview
Full time or part‑time legal support within the 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 that offers opportunities 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.
Responsibilities
* Manage a varied and interesting caseload, undertaking a range of legal work and providing administrative assistance and support to lawyers.
* Draft and review standard legal agreements such as Right to Buy transfers and residential care charges as part of your own caseload.
* 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.
* Organise the sealing and filing of hard‑copy and electronic traffic regulation orders and various agreements and maintain the Sealing Register.
* Daily, liaise with fee earners and external solicitors in relation to cases and to discuss low‑level legal matters.
* Weekly, organise the scanning and circulation of Legal’s post.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave.
* Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Option of flexible working.
* Training and development opportunities.
* Flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains.
* Benefits calculator available for an illustrative value of the benefits package.
Contact
If you’d like to discuss this opportunity, please feel free to contact Zoe Iliffe, Principal Lawyer (Property, Highways & Planning) at 0116 454 2180.
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