Legal Assistant

Southampton City Council; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent local government pension

Flexible working options

Generous holiday leave 25–31 days

Training and development

Job summary

Southampton City Council invites applications for a Legal Assistant based in the Child Protection Legal team. You will join a dynamic team handling high-profile child protection cases, including care proceedings, pre-proceedings, adoption and deprivation of liberty matters, supporting a city-wide priority for safer, healthier children.

The role requires experienced paralegal/legal assistant with strong organisational skills, IT and case management experience, and the ability to work flexibly in

Qualifications

• Experienced paralegal/legal assistant with subject area experience.
• Strong organisation skills and competence with IT and case management systems.
• Enabling, positive approach to solving complex problems and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Support busy child protection courts team with caseload management.
• Assist in care proceedings, pre-proceedings, adoption and deprivation of liberty matters.
• Work flexibly across a multi-skilled team and ensure risk is appropriately managed.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Legal assistant experience

IT skills

Case management systems

Tools

Case management software

Job description

Legal Assistant (based in the Child Protection Legal team)

Have you got what it takes to support us in driving change and delivering positive change for children and families in a growing,diversecity?

The Southampton, Havant and Fareham Legal Services Partnership is an outcome focused service recognised for its dedication to improving the communities in which we live and work and delivering professional excellence. We provide strategic and professional advice and services covering all aspects of local government law. This role supports our busy child protection courts team.

A legal assistant specialising in child protection is required to join our People and Courts Team. We want you to join our dynamic team dealing with high profile and challenging cases, covering all aspects of children’s social care including care proceedings, pre-proceedings, adoption and deprivation of liberty matters, supporting the Council's priority to become a child-friendly city and for children to live safe and healthy lives.

Required: Experienced paralegal/legal assistant with subject area experience, strong organisation skills and competence with IT and case management systems. You will need an enabling, positive approach to finding solutions to complex problems and have good appreciation of risk management / the ability to work flexibly across a multi skilled team. Please note that depending on your level of expertise, you will be appointed to Grade 7 with salary up to£37,562.

For further information about this role please view the job description.

What we can offer you:

Salary: The salary band for this role is £33,119 - £37,562 per annum. The starting salary is £33,119 with annual progression through the salary bands.

Here at SCC we have a range of different benefits, a few examples can be found below.

• Excellent local government pension with 15.2% employer contribution


• Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)


• Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service


• Flexible working options (role-dependent)


• Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents


• Training and development, including coaching and mentoring


• Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks


• Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant


• Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform


• Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres


• Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans


• Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer

For further information on our benefits package please visit:

Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)

Contact details for informal discussion:

For further information and details regarding the position please contact Claire Markwell, Team Leader, Childcare, Legal and Governance on 023 8083 2345 or email [e-mail]

Additional information:

• This post requires a Basic DBS check.


• Please note the salary quoted is based on full time hours (37 hours).


• The Working Hours for this role are 37 Hours Per Week.

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