Legal Assistant - Education

Warwickshire County Council; Shrewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS Pension

Generous Holiday allowance

Employee benefits scheme

Health & Wellbeing support

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave

Vivup benefits

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council’s Warwickshire Legal Services seeks a Legal Assistant for the Education Law Team. You will support SEND Tribunals, School Admission Appeals and Independent Review Panels while assisting the team with a range of Education Law matters.

The role offers hybrid working (office and remote) with a 37-hour week, and opportunities to develop within a high-performing public sector legal team. Benefits include pension, annual leave and wellbeing support.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in learning a new area of law.
• Strong client care and communication skills.
• Excellent team player with collaborative mindset.
• High IT literacy and strong administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support in Education Law matters for SEND Tribunals, School Admission Appeals, and Independent Review Panels.
• Assist with Education Law work for local authorities and schools.
• Support the team with research, drafting, and case administration.

Skills

Legal interest

Communication

Team player

IT literacy

Education

Law Degree

CILEx Level 6

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Warwickshire Legal Services is seeking a dedicated and conscientious Legal Assistant to join our Education Law Team. The Team provides advice, representation and support in relation to SEND Tribunals, School Admission Appeals, Independent Review Panels and Education Law work generally. This is an exciting opportunity to take on a responsible role in a high-performing legal team which takes a pride and a keen interest in its work, supporting local authorities and schools across a wide range of matters., The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

• a genuine interest in learning a new area of law
• good client care, communication, and inter-personal skills
• the ability to be an excellent team player and support the work of other staff
• high levels of IT literacy and strong administrative skills
• either 36 months' relevant experience, or a legal qualification (Law Degree / CILEx Level 6 or equivalent) At Warwickshire Legal Services, we run a very different kind of in-house legal team, made up of over 140 legal professionals. We have the freedom to practice as a business within Warwickshire County Council, generating our own income from internal teams and a diverse pool of public sector clients. Our team is currently made up from lawyers from the public sector, private sector and home-grown talent and we would welcome applicants from a range of legal backgrounds including people who are interested in a change of discipline and beginning a new career in local government.

We have pioneered a system of agile working which provides our lawyers with the opportunity to work within the office environment and remotely. The position is full time at 37 hours per week, but we are also open to part-time working. Few Local Authorities operate this way, and our approach gives you a unique environment to further your career, working with a talented, friendly and supportive group of innovative legal professionals. Our clients are diverse and the work is stimulating and varied with the opportunity to work on challenging projects that make a meaningful difference. At Warwickshire Legal Services we know we must continuously improve and adapt to make our direction a reality, and it's our teams of dedicated people who will make this happen.

On top of this, you can take advantage of the benefits that come with a non-corporate practice. You'll see cases through to completion, enjoy a high level of responsibility and get more hands‑on experience with good work‑life balance and greater flexibility.

• LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme)
• Generous Holiday allowance
• Employee benefits scheme
• Health & Wellbeing support
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave

In short, we are an ambitious, nationally recognised team that wants to deliver consistently outstanding legal work. If you're someone who is prepared to get stuck in, who wants to do the best job possible, who approaches everything with passion and purpose, then we would welcome your application.

This is the difference you make. Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best. Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants.

• agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.