Legal Assistant (Regulatory)

Middlesbrough Council; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Middlesbrough Council is seeking a Legal Assistant (Regulatory) to join its Legal Service. The role primarily supports the Regulatory Team and its enforcement work across criminal activity, anti-social behaviour, licensing, housing, employment, SEN and civil claims taken by and against the Council.

The successful candidate may be a recent graduate or someone with law firm experience, and the Council supports blended home/office working to promote a flexible work-life balance.

Responsibilities

• Support Lawyers through the provision of a first-class legal service.
• Work within the Regulatory Team on enforcement against criminal activity and anti-social behaviour, licensing, housing, employment, SEN and civil claims taken by and against the Council.

Job description

The role

We have an exciting role on offer within our Legal Service as a Legal Assistant (Regulatory).

Middlesbrough Council is a forward thinking Council with ambitious plans and Legal Services is now looking to expand its team with the addition of a Legal Assistant to support our Lawyers through the provision of a first class legal service. The Legal Assistant will mainly work within the Regulatory Team. This team deals with a wide ranging interesting caseload including enforcement against criminal activity and anti-social behaviour, licensing, housing, employment, SEN and civil claims taken by and against the Council.

It may be that you are a recent graduate or have been working in a law firm for a number of years and looking for a change. Legal Services at Middlesbrough Council reflects the core values with our business partners and in addition to being a great place to work, we offer the successful candidate the opportunity of blended home/office working, providing a flexible approach to build on a good work life balance.

If this is you, this may be the opportunity you are looking for!

Please note Middlesbrough Council do not currently offer sponsorships.

We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.