Paralegal (Legal Assistant) - Housing

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the UK is seeking a Paralegal/Legal Assistant to join its litigation and governance legal team in Wolverhampton. This role involves supporting solicitors, handling court documentation, and managing housing disrepair cases. Applicants must have a qualifying law degree and relevant office experience. The position offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a fixed-term contract of 12 months.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Generous leave allowance

Flexi-time

Leisure concessions

Qualifications

• Experience in a legal office dealing with work relevant to the post.
• Competence in handling legal matters to an equivalent level.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the litigation team.
• Undertake research and draft court documents.
• Hold a case load of housing disrepair files.

Education

Qualifying Law Degree

LPC or SQE or BPC

Job description

Paralegal/Legal Assistant - Housing

Salary – £36,363 - £40,777 (Grade 6)

Hours – 37

Contract type – fixed term (12 months)

Work Style – Fixed: Civic Centre, Wolverhampton City Centre

This is an exciting opportunity to join our brilliant, friendly, and successful in-house litigation and governance legal team. The team provides legal support and representation to our client departments covering civil, regulatory crime and public law, housing management including possession claims, injunctions for tenancy breaches, disrepair claims and aims to support the Council with a proactive and solution-focused approach.

We are looking to recruit a paralegal/legal assistant to support the litigation team. Ideally you will have experience in litigation and housing management and be motivated, enthusiastic and keen to provide an excellent standard of legal advice and support to the Council. Experience in Local Government is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the litigation team
• Take instructions
• Undertake research
• Support solicitors with drafting court applications and court documents
• Peruse reports and statements from the client department
• File and serve documents
• Create and update court bundles
• Hold a case load of housing disrepair files

Qualifications

• Qualifying Law Degree and LPC or SQE or BPCor able to demonstrate competence in dealing with legal matters to an equivalent level
• Experience in a legal office dealing with work relevant to the post

Benefits

We can offer an excellent benefits package including a pension scheme, generous leave allowance, flexi-time, leisure concessions and more.

For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should you wish to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Adam Sheen, Acting Lead Lawyer (Litigation), Legal Services by e‑mail to: [e-mail]

Our working arrangements

All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocated where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements.

Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential.

We have earned the Stonewall Gold Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT+ community by nurturing an inclusive, equal workplace.

We are committed to fair treatment of all applicants. The Council uses DBS checks where required. We do not discriminate unfairly on the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed by a DBS disclosure.

Attachments

Job Description and Person Specification