Housing & Litigation Legal Support Officer

Brighton & Hove City Council; Hove; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Brighton & Hove City Council is seeking a proactive administrator to support a busy legal team handling a range of litigation and prosecution work. You will type accurately, organise files, manage office tasks, and communicate clearly with colleagues and the public.

The role offers flexibility within a supportive environment, with pro rata pay if hours are reduced and a focus on wellbeing and work-life balance in a collaborative council setting.

Qualifications

• Good accurate typing skills.
• Strong administrative skills and organisational abilities.
• Effective written and spoken communication.

Responsibilities

• Support a team of lawyers and fee-earners within a legal team.
• Undertake office tasks: photocopying, scanning, word processing, proofreading, case file updates.
• Open matters on a case management system and check various orders.
• Maintain orderly files and records with attention to detail.
• Interact effectively with colleagues, clients, and members of the public via multiple channels.
• Deliver professional legal services inclusively to residents, businesses, visitors and staff.

Skills

Typing

Administrative skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Word

Excel

Teams

Job description

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk). Why work for us? As a council, we want to:

• be connected
• be confident
• be innovative and creative
• be diverse and inclusive
• be healthy and psychologically safe

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us which gives details of our wellbeing support, our benefits including leave and pensions as well as details of our training and development.

Do you have good accurate typing skills, strong administrative skills, organisational skills, and communication skills? Would you like to support a team of lawyers and fee-earners within a professional and friendly legal team who undertake a variety of litigation and prosecution work? If so, we would like to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• have the ability to work independently and as part of a team providing support to lawyers and senior lawyers who manage demanding caseloads;
• be computer literate and preferably have experience of using Office productivity tools such as Word, Excel, and Teams;
• undertake various office tasks such as photocopying; scanning; word processing; proof reading; open matters on a case management system; updating files; and checking various Orders;
• have strong organisational skills which require a methodical approach to work and an awareness of the need to pay attention to detail to keep orderly files and records;
• have effective communication skills to effectively interact with colleagues, clients, members of the public, councillors, and others in person, through correspondence, over the telephone and MS Teams; and
• deliver professional legal services inclusively to our residents, businesses, visitors, and staff.

Brighton & Hove is an established Unitary Authority and is a major economic, social, and cultural force in the southeast region, with a vibrant, dynamic, and diverse community which makes the city of Brighton & Hove truly unique.

We have a progressive legal team delivering an exceptional legal service on behalf of Brighton and Hove City Council. This legal team values imagination, creativity, a strong work ethic as well as championing and working collaboratively with its diverse communities. This has led the Legal Services team to have achieved many awards and successes, including winning the 2024 LLG Legal Team of the year and being recognised by Lexcel as an excellent, well-led service. We are a professional, friendly, and rewarding team.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only. We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.

Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.