Legal Team Secretary

Job Description

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Working Hours: 37 hrs per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £26,824 (Level one) rising to £27,694 per annum

Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .

About The Role

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Legal Administrator to support our team of in-house Solicitors and Legal Assistants who provide legal advice to the Council’s Children and Adults Social Care teams.

In This Role, You Will

• Prepare and produce legal documents to a high standard, often working independently and to strict deadlines.
• Use specialist software to collate, format, and manage legal documentation.
• Arrange appointments and meetings, liaise with clients, and handle finance-related tasks such as processing invoices.
• Use our in-house case management system, Advanced Legal Business (ALB)—full training will be provided.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and Excel.
  
  

You’ll need to demonstrate a professional, conscientious, and courteous approach when dealing with a wide range of stakeholders, including social workers, senior Council officers, and elected members.

Previous experience in a legal environment—especially within children and adults social care—is highly desirable but not essential. Full training will be provided. If you're looking to grow your career, there may be an opportunity to complete an apprenticeship—please indicate your interest in your application.

A law degree is not required to apply for this role.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel. knowledge & use of Adobe Creative software is highly desirable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage financial tasks in line with Council regulations.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage your workload independently and as part of a team.
  
  

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Jane Pendergast, Service Delivery Manager, by email at [email protected].

Closing Date: Midnight 7th September

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
  
  

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.