Legal Support Officer

Swindon Borough Council; Swindon; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

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Rewards and Benefits

Job summary

Swindon Borough Council is seeking a Legal Support Officer to join the legal team in a full-time, 37-hour week role based in the Swindon Town Centre Office. You will provide professional administrative and business support to the team, handling sensitive information with discretion and meeting tight timescales.

The successful candidate will be fluent in English and able to prioritise tasks while maintaining high organisation and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Must be fluent in English for customer-facing duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional and accurate administrative and business support to the legal team.

Job description

Legal Support Officer

Ref: 183450

Salary: £26,824 p.a. plus benefits

Please note: 3.3% national pay award increase to be applied in October.

37 hours per week

Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that's who we're doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you'll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It's all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

Your next role

Reporting to the Practice Manager, you will provide a professional and accurate administrative and business support service to the legal team. Attention to detail and working in a methodical and organised manner is essential for this role. You will be able to prioritise the order of the tasks required to meet the timescales and satisfaction of the Legal Team and maintain a high level of discretion when dealing with the sensitive and confidential nature of the work. If you are interested in being a team player and an integral part of our service delivery, then this is the role for you.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act "for the effective performance of a customer-facing role").

The role is based full time in the Swindon Town Centre Office.

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It's why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you'll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We'll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we'll achieve our vision of a prosperous, revitalised Swindon together. And you'll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don't meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we'd love to hear from you.

Your next steps

For further information about the role please contact Stephanie Linstead, Legal Practice Manager at [e-mail]

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application, please email [e-mail]

Closing date: 4 October 2026

Interview date: 14 & 15 October 2026