FOI & Data Protection Legal Assistant (Part-Time Mornings)

Service Care; Northam; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part time mornings

Weekly Pay

Referral bonus up to £200

Job summary

Service Care is recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in Devon for a Legal Assistant to join their in-house legal team on a part-time basis, supporting FOI requests and data protection processes to help deliver an effective local authority service.

Location: Devon — Office Based. Working pattern: Part-time, mornings (18.5 hours per week). Pay options: Umbrella £15.00-£17.41 per hour; PAYE £13.42-£15.59 per hour, including holiday pay.

Qualifications

• Experience in legal administration or local authority environments.
• Knowledge of Freedom of Information requests.
• Understanding of data protection legislation and compliance.
• Strong written and verbal communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Register and manage FOI requests and maintain records on the database.
• Monitor deadlines and liaise with departments to meet statutory timescales.
• Provide guidance on responding to FOI requests and ensure compliance.
• Draft and issue responses to FOI requests on behalf of the Local Authority.
• Respond to enquiries from the public, businesses and press regarding FOI.

Skills

FOI requests

Data protection

Legal administration

Organisation

Communication

Job description

Service Care is recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in Devon for a Legal Assistant to join their in-house legal team on a part-time basis, supporting FOI requests and data protection processes to help deliver an effective local authority service.

Location: Devon — Office Based. Working pattern: Part-time, mornings (18.5 hours per week). Pay options: Umbrella £15.00-£17.41 per hour; PAYE £13.42-£15.59 per hour, including holiday pay.