Admin Officer

Brook Street; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Brook Street in Edinburgh is recruiting an Admin Officer for a temporary 6-month assignment, with potential extension. The role is based in Edinburgh and requires 37 hours per week (Mon-Fri), 9:00am-5:00pm, with flexibility to meet court jurisdiction needs. Pay rate is £12.86 per hour.

You will prepare and maintain case files, manage records, and support courts and tribunals with accurate documentation, while assisting judges and legal professionals as required.

Qualifications

• Strong administrative skills with accuracy and completeness.
• Confident handling of sensitive information.
• Good communication with court users.
• Responsible, service-minded and deadline driven.
• Organised handling of court documents and materials.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain case files, court papers and hearing materials.
• Create, update and verify records on in-house systems.
• Manage day-to-day admin including correspondence and filing.
• Draft standard letters, reports and meeting minutes.
• Support and organise meetings and training activities.
• Assist in running courts and tribunals including clerking duties.
• Support judges and legal professionals with documentation.
• Schedule hearings and serve court documents.
• Handle enquiries via public, telephone, and written channels.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Administrative support

Job description

Admin Officer
Location: Edinburgh, EH2 4HH
Working Days / Hours: 37 hours Monday - Friday
Working Pattern: 9:00am-5:00pm, flexibility required to accommodate the requirements of different court jurisdictions
Pay Rate: £12.86 per hour

If you're organised, calm under pressure, and enjoy making things run smoothly behind the scenes, this is a great opportunity to support the court and tribunal service in Edinburgh. Our Client is hiring for an Admin Officer on a temporary assignment for 6 months, with the possibility of extension.

What you'll be doing:

• Prepare and maintain case files, court papers and hearing materials
• Create, update and verify records on in-house systems
• Manage day-to-day admin including correspondence, filing and post handling
• Draft standard letters, reports and meeting minutes
• Support and organise meetings and training/group activities
• Help with the running of courts and tribunals, including clerking duties
• Support judges and legal professionals with accurate documentation
• Schedule hearings, serve court documents, and process orders and results
• Handle enquiries professionally via public, telephone and written channels

What you'll bring:

• Strong administrative skills with an eye for accuracy and completeness
• Confidence handling sensitive information and maintaining clear, up-to-date records
• Good communication skills for dealing with enquiries and supporting court users
• A responsible, service-minded approach to work and deadlines
• The ability to organise tasks and materials efficiently, including court-related documentation

Additional information:

• Occasional travel to other offices (Dundee, Inverness and Aberdeen) may be required.
• If you're successful in your application a BASIC DBS will be required as part of the on-boarding checks with Brook Street.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.