Shropshire Council is a unitary authority which serves the rural county of Shropshire. One of the most important things about working here is the knowledge that you’re working to help others and the real sense of achievement and purpose that brings.
The people of Shropshire are rightly proud of their county’s assets, its natural beauty, its history, its diverse economy, its vibrant culture.
Our vision is - Shropshire living the best life.
About the role
A really exciting opportunity has arisen within Legal and Democratic Services to work right at the heart of the Council’s most important projects and initiatives. This is a permanent role as a legal assistant supporting the lawyers dealing with contracts and procurement and regulatory and environment matters as part of the Economy and Project legal team. Legal Services performs a vital function at the centre of the local authority providing corporate advice to the Council, advice to members and officers, and ensures the probity and legality of Council's decisions or actions. We aim to be enabling and supportive, professional and objective, but also constructively challenging where necessary.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and capable legal assistant to join our busy team. dealing with a broad range of areas of local authority law. You will support the lawyers in the team in their work dealing with contracts, procurement legislation and subsidy control, and provide support to the lawyers undertaking property work in respect of the Council’s estates assets. You will also have opportunities to work with lawyers undertaking planning, highways and housing legal work as required by the needs of the service. This may involve, drafting simple agreements and dealing with amendments to draft documents, processing and registering documents, liaising with the Land Registry, internal clients and external third parties and legal representatives and supporting lawyers in relation to research into policies, procedures, legislation and case law.
About you
The successful applicant will need to be a confident communicator with the ability to solve problems in a pragmatic and timely way with some experience of working in a legal environment. You must also be able to work both independently and as part of a professional team, with excellent client care and IT skills and be able to manage conflicting priorities to deadlines.
This role is expected to have an ‘occasional’ office working status, with the expectation of a physical presence on site in Shropshire for a small number of days each month.
Benefits
We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development, apprenticeships and career progression including:
• Generous annual leave commencing at 28 days increasing with service to 33 days (pro rata for part time). With additional annual leave purchase policy.
• Access to a benefits platform with a wide range of retail discounts and salary sacrifice schemes (cars, bikes, AVCs)
• Employer contribution Pension Scheme Shropshire County Pension Fund
• Supportive carers and parental policies (maternity, paternity, adoption leave, special leave)
• Many opportunities for flexible and agile working, we offer a hybrid model of working to promote flexible working around personal and family commitments.
• Access to counselling and occupational health services
• Staff networks
How to apply
We would love to get to know you more so please give us a call if you would like to discuss this role or our team. For an informal discussion you can contact Miranda Garrard, Head of Legal and Democratic Services on 01743 252751 or miranda.garrard@shropshire.gov.uk
When you are ready to apply, you will need to complete the online application form detailing what you can bring to the role which is outlined within the job description and how you meet the job requirements within the person specification. We look forward to hearing from you.
To apply please click theApply Nowlink below.
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