Nottingham City Council
Job title:
Legal Assistant – Order Making
Company
Nottingham City Council
Job description
Job Description:
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: £24,708 – £25,983
Working Hours: 37 Hours Per Week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 3rd March 2024
Interview Date(s): TBC
Leicestershire County Council has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Assistant to join its friendly and busy Environment & Property Team.
We recognise the importance of a proper work-life balance and employee wellbeing, offering a generous pension, access to a lifestyle benefits programme, a campus equipped with a canteen, which is very close to good transport networks and offering free on site staff car parking.
We would welcome applications from a broad range of candidates and in particular those candidates working in a legal environment. Experience of working in local government is not necessary. The ideal candidate should have or working towards : –
- A Legal Executive qualification or equivalent ; or
- Possess a relevant third qualification;
Please note that the interviews for this post will likely take place remotely via Microsoft Teams.
About the Role
To deal with the processing of a range of orders necessary to undertake works on public highways including the extinguishment of highway rights, the creation and/or modification of public rights of way, as well as the preparation of a range of standard highway agreements, licences and notices
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
- Should be qualified or be training towards a Legal Executive qualification or equivalent OR Have a relevant Third Qualification
- Ability to understand and apply statutory provisions and procedures.
- Able to make decisions on where and to whom to refer legal matters. Organised and methodical paying particular attention to detail
- Knowledge of Highways legislation including the Highways Act 1980, Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
- Ability to communicate effectively with customers and stakeholders. Good drafting skills. Planning and organisation and able to prioritise work effectively
- Must be computer literate with recent experience of MS Word, Excel, Outlook and computerised case management systems
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities, and the ability to apply this to all situations.
In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual’s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Katy Jobanputra, Team Leader, Legal Services, Environment & Property
Telephone: 0116 305 6055
Email: [email protected]
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on ‘Apply Now’. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. For more information, see the section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Employee Service Centre: .
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About Us:
About Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council is a and organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the . We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.
Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.
For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:
Expected salary
£24708 – 25983 per year
Location
Leicestershire
Job date
Sat, 10 Feb 2024 06:48:55 GMT
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