Legal Assistant

General Dental Council; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Flexitime

Pension contributions

Buy/Sell annual leave

Life assurance

Job summary

General Dental Council in London is hiring two Legal Assistants to support the In-House Advisory Service. The role involves maintaining legal files, databases and records with accuracy while delivering high-quality customer service.

The positions are full-time with both permanent and 12-month fixed-term contracts, offering a hybrid working pattern: two days in the office and three days working from home. Applicants should demonstrate data protection and employment policy compliance and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining legal files, databases and other records in a legal environment with high accuracy.
• Experience dealing with evidence and preparing trial bundles.
• Ability to plan and organise workload and improve efficiency.
• Strong teamwork and customer service mindset.
• Commitment to data protection and equality policies and to health and safety obligations.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive support to the In-House Advisory Service at the General Dental Council.

Skills

Legal document mgmt

Evidence handling

Workload planning

Teamwork

Customer service

Policy compliance

Job description

Legal Assistant

Salary: £30,880 - £35,535 pa (basic salary + location allowance of £4,500)

Location: London – Hybrid, 2 days minimum in the office – 3 days working from home.

Hours: Full-Time

Contract: 1 x Permanent – 1 x Fixed-term Contract – 12 months

We have an exciting opportunity for two Legal Assistants to join our team. If you can offer experience of maintaining legal files and databases, and possess good customer service skills, this is an opportunity to play a key role providing comprehensive support to our In-House Advisory Service at the General Dental Council.

Person Specification:

• Experience of maintaining legal files, databases and other records in a legal environment demonstrating commitment to ensuring quality and accuracy of work, with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience of dealing with evidence and preparing trial bundles.
• Ability to plan and organise workload, managing own time effectively and suggesting new and more efficient ways of working.
• Strong team-working skills and ability to support others.
• Good customer service skills with a positive, 'can do' attitude to all tasks and challenges set.
• Ability to ensure compliance with GDC's policies and statutory obligations with regard to data protection, equality and diversity, health and safety, and employment.

About us:

Our primary purpose is to protect patient safety and maintain public confidence in dental services. To achieve this, we register qualified dental professionals, set standards for the dental team, investigate complaints about dental professionals' fitness to practise, and work to ensure the quality of dental education.

Benefits:

• 27 days' holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) - rising to 30 days (plus 8 bank holidays) after 2 years' service
• Flexitime scheme
• Employer pension contributions up to 10%
• Buy/Sell annual leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave from 1 year's service
• Life assurance, income protection plan and enhanced sick leave policy
• Staff discounts including retail discounts, eye care contributions and discounted gym membership

We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.

Closing date: 23:59 on 22 September 2026

Shortlisting: 22 September – 2 October 2026

Interviews: w/c 12 October 2026

As part of your supporting statement, please expand on your work experience that aligns with the role and person specification above, using the STAR format.

We reserve the right to bring this recruitment campaign to an end without notice, and we encourage all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Please no agencies unless instructed otherwise