Full Time / 37 hours per week / 9 months Fixed Term contract.
As a Legal Officer, you will be required to provide high quality legal advice, working on some of the most sensitive and challenging, yet the most rewarding of cases, supporting our Social Care clients in achieving the best outcomes for children within Leicester City.
Working in legal services at Leicester City Council offers you a breadth of legal experience that you simply won’t find anywhere else. The council is a huge organisation with complex policies, and it operates in a highly regulated environment. This means we work on a full range of high-quality cases within a friendly and supportive team environment where your professional development will be nurtured and appreciated
What you’ll be doing
As a legal officer you’ll act on behalf of the Council – this may be by way of appearing as advocate on behalf of the Council, having conduct of protective processes, conducting negotiations, making disclosures etc. Undertaking full range of legal advice in your assigned discipline to meet corporate priorities you’ll provide functional legal input (research, drafting) in assigned discipline at a level appropriate to the post.
In addition, you’ll oversee and assist paralegal and administrative staff within the team. Demonstrating an understanding and application of the Council’s governance requirements, together with general public law principles.
What You’ll Need
Joining our team you’ll need to be able to work under pressure, organising and carrying on caseload to meet set objectives and targets. Having a flexible and adaptable approach to work pressures to ensure you are meeting service needs by successfully working to deadlines and prioritising workload.
Having the opportunity to with clients and other external agencies, you’ll represent the service in a professional and positive manner. Using your research and analytical skills as well as I.T. skills, including proficiency in the use of Word and case management systems to excel in the role.
What we can offer you
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve the lives of those living and working in Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We will give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise through training and development. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including childcare vouchers, discounts on city buses and trains, and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate. Those who excel in the role will have ample opportunities to take on new challenges.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that meets the needs of our diverse, vibrant and growing city. That’s why we have designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Pretty Patel on pretty.patel@leicester.gov.uk or t; 0116 4541457
Interviews will commence on the 10th & 11th December 2021.