Legal Secretary

Derbyshire Constabulary; Alfreton CP; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional police force in Alfreton is seeking a Legal Secretary to support a dynamic legal team. Responsibilities include public interaction, maintaining legal cases, and performing administrative tasks. The role offers a starting salary of £23,748, competitive pension, and other benefits, aiming to make a difference for the community. The position closes on 16 October 2025.

Benefits

Competitive pension

Generous annual leave

Flexi-time

Responsibilities

• Dealing with the public and members of police forces on the phone.
• Creation and maintenance of legal cases on the case management system.
• Processing financial transactions and other administrative duties.

Job description

Overview

We'll motivate you to work outside your comfort zone and encourage you to grow as part of the largest legal collaboration in Policing. East Midlands Police Legal Services (EMPLS) is an established collaboration providing legal representation and in-house service to five Police Forces covering the East Midlands region. The role provides opportunities to support our work in providing legal services to a client base of over 10,000 officers and police staff, as well as helping to protect the public and maintaining high standards of the Police Service.

We offer a generous starting salary of £23,748 as well as key work/life benefits such as a competitive pension, generous annual leave, and flexi-time. For part time hours the salary will be calculated on a pro-rata basis, this is based on the number of hours for the vacancy. The role will provide you with the chance to make a real difference to the lives of the people of the East Midlands, supporting a dynamic legal team to help protect and serve the public in vital and dynamic areas of the law.

Responsibilities

• As a Legal Secretary, based in our office at Alfreton, your responsibilities will include dealing with the public and members of police forces on the phone.
• Creation and maintenance of legal cases on our state-of-the-art case management system.
• Processing financial transactions, correspondence and other administrative duties.

What’s in it for you

At Derbyshire Constabulary, we want to create an environment that puts people first, so you feel supported in everything you do. We have a range of reward and benefits available to all our employees.

What’s next

Please click APPLY to complete your application, telling us how you meet the essential and desirable criteria by showcasing your skills and experience.

Vacancy closes 16 October 2025 at 23:55

To support you with your application we have provided some application guidance and our recruitment process.

If you want a chat about how we can help you throughout the recruitment process and your career with us, get in touch with the Talent Acquisition Team: [e-mail]

Who we are

At Derbyshire Constabulary, policing isn’t just patrolling the streets. Just as important as our uniformed officers is our dedicated team of professional support staff working behind the scenes. It’s these skilled people, people like you who contribute to the policing of Derbyshire.

To understand how you can make Derbyshire safer together visit our careers website.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.