Childcare Legal Assistant

Sellick Partnership; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the legal field is seeking a Legal Assistant for its childcare team based in the South West of England. This full-time, hybrid role offers great opportunities for law graduates or skilled administrators looking to advance their careers with provided training and support.

Qualifications

• Recent law graduates or administrators suitable for the role.
• Willingness to take on training and provide legal assistance.
• Strong communication skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Drafting basic applications for court.
• Preparing bundles and witness statements.
• Liaising with courts and handling incoming queries.

Skills

Administrative support

Legal support

Communication

Education

Law degree

Job description

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Sellick Partnership is currently recruiting for a Legal Assistant to join a busy but welcoming local authority legal team based in the South West of England. The position is initially on an interim basis with the potential to become a permanent role.

Based within the childcare team, this role involves providing administrative and legal support to the lawyers within the team.

Responsibilities include:

1. Drafting basic applications
2. Responding to emails in the shared inbox
3. Handling incoming queries
4. Redaction of documents
5. Preparing bundles
6. Liaising with courts and counsel
7. Preparing witness statements
8. Communicating with third-party experts

This is a full-time, hybrid working role with attendance at the office as required. It presents a great opportunity for a law graduate or administrator to advance into a legal assistant position, as training and support will be provided.

If you believe you have the relevant experience for the Childcare Legal Assistant role, please apply now or contact Natalie Ferguson at our Manchester office for more information.

Sellick Partnership is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Please note that salary levels, hourly rates, and experience years mentioned are guides. Applications are assessed based on the skills and experience demonstrated in your CV. For details on how your personal data is processed, please review our data processing notice on our website.