Job Introduction
Staffordshire County Council is a modern, progressive and forward-thinking authority that is ambitious and empowers its employees to be innovative in their approach. Staffordshire Legal Services is a large in-house corporate legal team, consisting of lawyers, trainees and support staff, with a key focus on staff training, retention and progression.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our Legal Business Team. We are a well established small team providing support to Legal Services through the provision of quality administration.
This position is a part time role, working 23 hours over 3 days, Wednesday-Friday (preferred) but other options will be considered for the right candidate. The role is primarily office based, particularly during the training period, after which time hybrid working may be considered.
Main Responsibility
Your main responsibilities will be:-
- To provide administrative support to the wider legal team, comprising:-
- Dealing with incoming/outgoing post.
- Managing multiple mailboxes.
- Scanning, printing and copying documents.
- Enabling the sealing and signing of legal documents.
- Processing invoices using MyFinance.
- Assisting Fee Earners by opening and closing legal files on our Iken Cloud Case Management System.
- Dealing with telephone queries.
- Transcribing and formatting legal documents.
- To conduct legal casework to support the functions of legal services, comprising:-
- Collating and preparing court applications.
- Obtaining statements from client departments and partner agencies.
- Drafting of court documentation.
- Reviewing documentation and liaising with client department, where necessary.
- Adhering to Lexcel Law Society Practice Management Standard.
The Ideal Candidate
We would like you to be:-
- Enthusiastic and innovative.
- An excellent communicator, both oral and written.
- Able to prioritise your own workload with excellent planning and organising skills.
- Self-motivated with meticulous attention to detail.
- A team player.
For an informal discussion please contact Karen Hurst, Business Team Manager at karen.hurst1@staffordshire.gov.uk. We're happy to talk flexible working.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
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