Salary: Grade 2 £28,639 per annum
Hours: Full time 37.5 per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Blackburn Central Library (post holder will work onsite in Blackburn)
Closing Date: Wednesday 29th October 2025 at 11.30pm
About The Role
We are looking for someone with administration or secretarial experience gained in a legal environment to be the new Legal Administrator for our National Legal Administration Team. You could soon be playing a vital role helping people who are affected by the housing emergency.
* Take telephone calls and provide secretarial duties.
* Data entry, note taking, sorting the post and managing diaries.
* Liaise with clients and third parties, including making appointments and obtaining information.
* Produce reports, provide an accurate audio typing service, process legal funding and other documents.
* Manage files, prepare documents for court and enter information onto a case management system.
About You
* Secretarial experience gained in a legal practice.
* Audio/copy typing skills with a minimum of 70 wpm.
* Advanced knowledge of IT tools including case management systems and MS Office.
* Great written and verbal communication skills and enjoy working as part of a busy team.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension, interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme, and an employee assistance programme.
About The Team
Shelter Legal provide legal expertise and representation across our Services and is made of four teams - Community Legal, Strategic Litigation, National Legal and Legal Support. The National Legal Team works closely with our national Telephone and Online Advice Service (TOAS) to identify trends in the issues our clients are presenting with and provide targeted legal work to address them.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. Its our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency. We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
How To Apply
Please submit your CV, along with a supporting statement. The supporting statement should demonstrate how you meet the three knowledge, skills and experience points in the About You section of the job description, and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviour below throughout your responses:
* We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset.
Please use real examples and write up to 350 words per point. CVs without an accompanying supporting statement will not be considered.
Safeguarding Statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Recruitment Agencies
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
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