Legal Assistant

Derbyshire County Council; United States; Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

8 bank holidays

Flexi time

Training and development opportunities

Mentoring

Local government pension scheme

Incremental annual pay rises

Wellbeing package

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts at county leisure centres

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council's Legal Services invites applications for a permanent Child Protection Legal Assistant. You will support a team of Child Protection Lawyers and Legal Assistants handling matters including adoption, pre-proceedings, and court work.

Based in a friendly Family, Safeguarding and Education Team, this hybrid role requires proficient IT skills, strong organisation, and interpersonal abilities to ensure efficient service delivery.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Legal department for an enthusiastic and committed individual to work as a permanent Child Protection Legal assistant to support our team of Child Protection Lawyers and other Legal Assistants who work within a busy yet friendly team environment. On a day-to-day basis you will be supporting Lawyers who are advising and representing Childrens Services on matters of Child Protection including adoption. Your workload will be varied but will include offering support in pre-proceedings matters and assisting Lawyers conducting Court work. You will regularly need to liaise with the wider team, social workers, Lawyers and Court staff.

We recognise that our workforce is our greatest asset, and we are currently looking for an inspired and proactive person to join our Family, Safeguarding and Education Team., You will need to be proficient in using IT software, and have good organisational, motivational, and interpersonal skills in order to ensure the continued delivery of an efficient and effective service by the legal department.

The Job and Person Specification contains full details of the skills and experience you need to have for the role. In return for your commitment, we offer you:

• Grade 9 Salary £33,414 -£35,449 depending on experience.
• 25 days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Good work/life balance including Flexi time, allowing up to an additional 2 days of leave per month
• Training and development opportunities
• Mentoring
• A supportive team environment.
• Generous local government pension scheme
• Guaranteed incremental annual pay increases
• Access to a comprehensive wellbeing package
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts at selected county leisure centres
• and much

and much more! Legal Services are contractually based in Matlock, Derbyshire, but as part of our Modern Ways of Working programme we are currently working on a hybrid basis. As flexible workers, you will be able to work from home. It is a requirement that you will be able to work in the office once per week and meetings, where necessary.