Legal Clerical Assistant

Durham County Council; North East; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in North East England is seeking a full-time Legal Clerical Assistant to support solicitors and legal assistants in various court-based responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 GCSEs and NVQ Level 3 in Administration. Key duties include maintaining court bundles and liaising with barristers. This role offers hybrid working options and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working options

27 days holiday rising to 32

Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee benefits and discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in legal clerical roles is advantageous.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Strong IT skills, particularly with document management.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain court bundles to high standards.
• Upload documents and serve applications to Court.
• Liaise with barristers for hearings.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

4 GCSE's Graded A-C including English Language or Literature

NVQ Level 3 in Administration, BTEC or equivalent

Job description

A vacancy has arisen within Business Services for a full time, permanent Legal Clerical Assistant to provide legal clerical support to solicitors and legal assistants in the Children, Adults and Health team.

WHAT IS INVOLVED

Key duties and responsibilities include: -

• Creating, updating and maintaining court bundles to a high standard; ensuring court bundles are served in accordance with courtdeadlines.
• Uploading documents and submitting applications to Court via Family Court Digital Portal and serving on parties via secure methodsof service.
• Liaising with barrister chambers to identify counsel for hearings.
• Redaction of sensitive information in court documents before adding to the bundle.
• Arrangements for payments of fees and expenses.
• Arrange transcription of media files.
• Organising and arranging solicitors’ diary engagements.
• Responding to a variety of incoming queries via telephone/email from a wide range of professionals and members of the public.

We encourage you to contact Kris Siegel via email at [e-mail] for an informal discussion about this roles.

WHAT WILL I NEED

You should have 4 GCSE's Graded A-C including English Language or Literature and NVQ Level 3 in Administration, BTEC or equivalent.

Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria.

REWARDS AND BENEFITS

We offer generous rewards and benefits that are designed to help you perform at your best:

• Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service.
• Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
• Excellent work/life balance through schemes including job sharing, compressed hours and flexi-time (allowing up to 13 flexi days per year).
• Hybrid working (home and office working).
• Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
• Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
• Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
• Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
• Discounted DCC gym membership.
• Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause.
• Trade Union membership.
• A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.

Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

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HYBRID WORKING

Durham County Council currently operates a hybrid working policy where a model of 2 days in the workplace and 3 days at home/remote will apply. This model is pro-rated for part time roles and arrangements are at managers discretion, alternatively you can work all of your contracted hours within the workplace if you prefer.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION

We are a proud equal opportunities employer and recognise that a diverse, talented workforce brings new ideas and new perspectives, which will facilitate growth and improvements to services.

We are committed to ensuring that our employment policies and processes are fair and equitable to all. We welcome job applications from everyone, and successful candidates are considered only on their skills and ability to do the job.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from disabled people and provide support throughout the recruitment process.

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INTERVIEWS

It is anticipated that interviews will be held 19th August 2025.

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.

HOW TO APPLY

In line with the County Council's Recruitment and Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Applications must be submitted on-line via the Northeast Jobs portal.

Please use the ‘Person Specification’ section of your application form to demonstrate that you have the essential and where possible, desirable experience, skills, and knowledge. Candidates who do not evidence that they meet the essential qualifications and experience listed on the person specification will not be short-listed.

If you have any support needs or require assistance when applying for this role, please contact the Recruitment Team via email [e-mail].

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