paralegal

jobs24.co.uk; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and progressive legal service at Birmingham City Council, where you'll work on impactful projects and cases. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop as a leading local government lawyer within one of the largest in-house legal teams. The variety of work spans from employment law to property and adult social care, providing both challenges and rewards. Located in the vibrant City Centre, you'll benefit from excellent transport links and access to essential services. If you're passionate about making a difference and committed to excellence, this is the role for you.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Health and wellbeing support

Generous pension contributions

Employee assistance and counselling

Discounts with over 800 brands

Family friendly policies

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in legal research and advocacy is essential.
• Ability to prepare reports and draft legal documents.

Responsibilities

• Attend courts and tribunals, preparing necessary reports.
• Conduct legal research and draft documents and correspondence.

Skills

Legal Research

Advocacy

Report Preparation

Client Consultation

Education

Law Degree

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

1. Attending Courts and Tribunals, including attending upon Counsel, in connection with any proceedings and to prepare reports thereon as required.
2. Commissioning and instructing expert witnesses and external lawyers/counsel.
3. Carrying out legal research, preparing applications, and drafting documents and correspondence.
4. Conducting advocacy in courts and tribunals on behalf of the council.
5. Taking instructions and giving advice.

Benefits of working at Birmingham City Council:

1. 30 days annual leave - Increases to 33 days after 5 years and 35 days after 10 years, plus option to purchase additional leave.
2. Access to voluntary benefits providers that support health, wellbeing and making the most of your leisure time.
3. Family friendly policies e.g., maternity/adoption, paternity, shared parental leave, carers' leave.
4. Health and wellbeing support networks e.g., independent, and confidential employee assistance and counselling, occupational health, etc.
5. Employee communities and support groups including Corporate Black Workers Support Group, Disability and LGBT+ Networks, Menopause Support Forum, etc.
6. Membership of the West Midlands Pension Fund, with generous employer contributions.
7. Access to 'My Rewards' - over 800 individual brands providing discounts and savings including high street stores, supermarkets, utility, and insurance providers, as well as great days out.
8. Opportunities to join great salary sacrifice schemes e.g., Cycle to Work, Annual Travel and Car Parking, as well as making the most of Tax and National Insurance savings (additional schemes to launch soon).

A brilliant opportunity to join a dynamic, progressive legal service where you will be given the opportunity to work on some incredible projects and cases, while learning and developing as a leading local government lawyer. Birmingham City Council's legal service is unique and one of the largest in-house local authority legal teams. The City Council is on its journey of resetting, reshaping and restarting and everyone within legal services is essential to the Council's success and achieving beneficial outcomes for our citizens. You could be part of this. Legal Services covers all areas of work that the Council undertakes, from employment to property, from adult social care to contracts. The variety of work that our team undertakes is wide and at the highest level. The work is challenging and rewarding in equal measure. Based in Victoria Square in the City Centre, you will have excellent transport links, access to Courts and tribunals, partner organisations and all the benefits that working in the wonderful City of Birmingham brings. Birmingham City Council is committed to achieving excellence, putting our citizens first, acting courageously and being true to our word. If this resonates with you, then we want to hear from you. Due to a redesign of the service, we have several vacancies across different specialisms within the team.

For any informal enquiries please contact: Deborah Carter-Hughes (email Deborah Carter-Hughes) or Julia Lynch (email Julia Lynch). In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.