Legal Admin Specialist - Social Care

Diamond Blaque HR Solutions; Mountain Ash; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Diamond Blaque HR Solutions is recruiting an Administrative Assistant/Officer to support Children and Adult Social Care legal services in South Wales. You will draft court papers, collate bundles, and provide organised legal and administrative support to help deliver a high-quality service.

The role requires strong organisational skills, experience with a case management system, and proficient MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Qualifications

• A levels or equivalent, or substantial relevant office administration experience.
• Experience in a local authority childcare law team and a local government or Social Services environment.
• Knowledge of Social Services and the work of children and adult social care legal teams.
• Experience using an IT-based case management system.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Administrative or financial office experience, including payments or entering or analysing financial information.
• Experience taking minutes at meetings.
• Knowledge of data protection principles.
• A logical, organised approach and the ability to prioritise competing tasks under pressure.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft and prepare court papers and other legal documents.
• Collate evidence and prepare, file and update court bundles.
• Arrange expert reports, expert fee payments and urgent document deliveries.
• Process supplier payments and maintain accurate payment records.
• Organise the team’s document archive, retrieving and storing records.
• Open and label new matters on the online case management system.
• Keep case management workflows and the precedent library up to date.
• Report system issues to the software provider and identify user training needs.
• Liaise with council departments, other service areas and external organisations.
• Provide general administrative support across Legal Services as required.

Skills

Active listening

MS Office proficiency

Verbal communication

Written communication

Prioritisation under pressure

Education

A levels or equivalent

Tools

IT-based case management system

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Diamond Blaque HR Solutions is recruiting an Administrative Assistant/Officer to support Children and Adult Social Care legal services in South Wales. You will draft court papers, collate bundles, and provide organised legal and administrative support to help deliver a high-quality service.

The role requires strong organisational skills, experience with a case management system, and proficient MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).