Overview
Legal Business Officer (Systems) role at WMJobs. Staffordshire County Council is a modern, progressive and forward-thinking authority that is ambitious and empowers its employees to be innovative in their approach. Staffordshire Legal Services is a large in-house corporate legal team, consisting of lawyers, trainees and support staff, with a key focus on staff training, retention and progression.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our Legal Business Team. We are a well-established small team providing support to Legal Services through the provision of quality administration.
Responsibilities
* Producing detailed analytical reports with a focus on accuracy.
* Analysing data from the Case Management System (Iken) and other systems to collate, design and create bespoken reports.
* Managing, maintaining and monitoring of legal case management, recruitment and finance systems.
* Delivery of training to staff including refresher/upgrade training on the Case Management System/procedures.
* Responding to all Case Management System issues, resolving and liaising with various sources including system providers when required.
* Maintaining, monitoring and reporting on time recording information.
* Generating invoices and associated documents in respect of work undertaken by Fee Earners.
* Adhering to Legal Services’ Lexcel Law Society Practice Management Standard practices and procedures, contributing to the process of securing re-accreditation each year.
Qualifications
* Strong analytical skills
* Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
* Ability to prioritise your own workload with excellent planning and organising skills.
* Confident presentation skills to a variety of audience.
* Ability to focus on complex tasks, with a strong eye for detail and the desire to complete to a high standard
* Team player
* Fully proficient in the full MS Office suite
Contact for informal discussion
For an informal discussion please contact Stuart Betts, Business Team Manager stuart.betts@staffordshire.gov.uk or Karen Hurst, Business Team Manager at karen.hurst1@staffordshire.gov.uk
Interviews
Interviews will take place 25/26 September 2025
Our recruitment process
We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values: The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Job details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Human Resources Services
Equal opportunities and awards
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities. As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
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