This is an exciting opportunity to join our expanding Legal Service Team. We are looking for two highly motivated Paralegals. We need both a contentious and a non-contentious Paralegal to support our Litigation Team and the other to support our Property & Contracts Team.
The ideal candidates will possess a helpful can-do attitude to support theLegal Service Manager and team in the provision of legal advice to officers and members working towards the Council’s ambitions vison to improve the city.
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Theideal candidates will also:
* Have a law degree or equivalent.
* Be able to demonstrate a good understanding of local government law and how it affects the framework within which the public sector operates.
* Have experience of providing general advice to officers and clients as required on areas of law.
* Have relevant drafting experience.
* Be able to demonstrate good research skills.
* Have the ability to communicate legal advice and legal ideas effectively.
* Have good organisational skills.
The Contentious Paralegal will:
* Take initial instructions from client departments.
* Liaise with the courts.
* Prepare bundles.
* Sit behind Counsel at court.
* Draft applications and schedules for the supervising solicitor.
* Take initial instructions from client officers and minute meetings.
* Assist with collating and responding to FOIs and SAR requests.
The Non-Contentious Paralegal will:
* Take initial instructions from client departments.
* Pull final contracts together.
* Make applications to the land register and deal with requisitions.
* Draft contract extension letters and minor contract amendments.
* Draft licenses from precedents.
* Seal documents and update the sealing register.
* Assist with collating and responding to FOIs and SAR requests.
Benefits we offer:
* Flexible working options / Flexi time scheme.
* Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays.
* Local government pension scheme.
* Employee online discount scheme (including cinema, retail / supermarkets and homeware / tech).
* Health and Wellbeing support.
* Sustainable Travel Options (Tax free bike scheme and discounted City parking).
Please specify within your application which of the two posts you would like to apply for, or whetheryou would like to apply for both.
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