Legal Assistant

Opus People Solutions Ltd; Shirley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Opus People Solutions are seeking a motivated and organised Legal Assistant to join Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council's Social Care and Education Team on a part-time basis. Working alongside experienced solicitors, you will provide essential legal and administrative support across a varied caseload covering childcare, adult social care and education matters.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with legal administration or paralegal experience who is looking to develop their career

Qualifications

• Experience working in a legal, family law or social care legal setting.
• Hold a qualifying law degree or graduate diploma in law and practice or have substantial experience within the childcare legal sector
• Knowledge of childcare law, family proceedings and court processes.
• Experience drafting legal documents and correspondence.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• High levels of accuracy, attention to detail and confidentiality.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and case management systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal and administrative support to solicitors managing social care and education cases.
• Assist with public law pre-proceedings, care proceedings, Court of Protection matters and SEND Tribunals.
• Draft court applications, legal documents and correspondence to a high standard.
• Liaise with clients, courts, counsel, experts, partner agencies and other professionals.
• Request, collate and manage witness statements, disclosure materials and court documentation.
• Assist with the preparation, filing and service of court bundles.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with legal and departmental procedures.
• All offers will be subject to satisfactory compliance screening, including right to work in the UK and references.

Skills

Legal administration

Paralegal experience

Public law knowledge

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Education

Qualifying law degree

Job description

Legal Assistant (Social Care & Education)

Contract: Part-Time 3 Days per Week (Wednesday to Friday

Length: temporary until Feb '27

Hourly rate: 15.82 / 17.85 PAYE , DOE

Opus People Solutions are seeking a motivated and organised Legal Assistant to join Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council's Social Care and Education Team on a part-time basis. Working alongside experienced solicitors, you will provide essential legal and administrative support across a varied caseload covering childcare, adult social care and education matters.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with legal administration or paralegal experience who is looking to develop their career within a supportive and professional legal environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal and administrative support to solicitors managing social care and education cases.
• Assist with public law pre-proceedings, care proceedings, Court of Protection matters and SEND Tribunals.
• Draft court applications, legal documents and correspondence to a high standard.
• Liaise with clients, courts, counsel, experts, partner agencies and other professionals.
• Request, collate and manage witness statements, disclosure materials and court documentation.
• Assist with the preparation, filing and service of court bundles.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with legal and departmental procedures.

About You

You will have:

• Experience working in a legal, family law or social care legal setting.
• Hold a qualifying law degree or graduate diploma in law and practice or have substantial experience within the childcare legal sector
• Knowledge of childcare law, family proceedings and court processes.
• Experience drafting legal documents and correspondence.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• High levels of accuracy, attention to detail and confidentiality.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and case management systems.

All offers will be subject to satisfactory compliance screening, including right to work in the UK and references.

If successful, candidates will be required to provide information to support the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council's commitment to the prevention and detection of fraud. This information will be processed by the Council's Internal Audit Services and may be shared with the National Fraud Initiative (NFI) for data matching