Legal Assistant: Litigation and Social Care
Description✓12 weeks 36:00 hours per week
✓To support HB Public Law by carrying out legal work and developing, implementing and supporting cutting edge practice management processes
✓Specifically this will include:
✓• To advise on, and have conduct of, legal files for civil and criminal litigation, children’s and adults’ social care and education matters on behalf of the shared services councils and other clients
✓There are opportunities for legal assistants to move between teams to cover a wider range of legal specialisms.
✓• To provide advice / undertake research and support lawyers as requested in respect of the work of the teams generally.
✓• In addition, the role includes clerking Education Exclusion Panel meetings and assisting with training of panel members and officers which can take place outside of normal office hours and off site.
✓• The role will be supervised by qualified colleagues and the post holder will be expected to provide administrative and systems assistance as a super user of an electronic case management system.
✓Knowledge Indicator
✓General knowledge of English law, practice and procedure in civil and criminal litigation and children’s and adults’ social care and education work.
✓General knowledge and understanding of public law principles as they apply to local government.
✓Experience
✓Experience of:
✓G5
✓1
✓working in a legal environment,
✓2
✓contributing positively in a team,
✓1
✓providing written and oral legal advice and guidance to officers/clients,
✓2
✓conducting a caseload with minimum supervision covering at least one of the following areas: civil and criminal litigation and children’s and adults’ social care and education work,
✓3
✓providing legal advice or training in a public setting.
✓G6
✓1
✓working on more complex matters in the specific legal areas named at [4] above with minimal supervision,
✓2
✓conducting advocacy if applicable,
✓G7
✓1
✓leading on a project delivering improvements to a legal practice,
✓2
✓providing legal advice at public meetings or panels.
✓Education, Qualifications and Training
✓Educated to degree standard, with a qualification in law e.g
✓law degree, CPE, LPC or be studying for or obtained a recognised legal qualification
✓or
✓Substantial experience working in a legal environment in lieu of qualification.
✓G7
✓CILEX at Fellow level and be entitled to call yourself a Chartered Legal Executive Lawyer or equivalent qualification.
✓Evidence of continuing professional development.
✓Skills and Abilities
✓Must be able to:
✓G5
✓[1] manage & prioritise workload;
✓[2] understand and meet Lexcel standards in file management;
✓[3] demonstrate excellent client care skills;
✓[4] conduct legal research;
✓[5] use fully Microsoft products & a case management system;
✓[6] record accurately instructions and provide clear advice, in writing and orally;
✓[7] draft legal documents, correspondence and pleadings;
✓[8] present a confident and professional demeanour to gain the trust of clients;
✓[9] undertake advocacy if applicable.
✓[10] speak confidently in public settings;
✓[11] prepare and deliver training.
✓G6
✓[12] have conduct of more complex cases with minimal supervision.
✓[13] undertake advocacy if applicable in more complex hearings;
✓[14] develop and lead on training to non lawyers;
✓G7
✓[15] identify and lead on areas of practice improvement;
✓[16] undertaken advocacy in contested hearings Show more →
✓To support HB Public Law by carrying out legal work and developing, implementing and supporting cutting edge practice management processes
✓Specifically this will include:
✓• To advise on, and have conduct of, legal files for civil and criminal litigation, children’s and adults’ social care and education matters on behalf of the shared services councils and other clients
✓There are opportunities for legal assistants to move between teams to cover a wider range of legal specialisms.
✓• To provide advice / undertake research and support lawyers as requested in respect of the work of the teams generally.
✓• In addition, the role includes clerking Education Exclusion Panel meetings and assisting with training of panel members and officers which can take place outside of normal office hours and off site.
✓• The role will be supervised by qualified colleagues and the post holder will be expected to provide administrative and systems assistance as a super user of an electronic case management system.
✓Knowledge Indicator
✓General knowledge of English law, practice and procedure in civil and criminal litigation and children’s and adults’ social care and education work.
✓General knowledge and understanding of public law principles as they apply to local government.
✓Experience
✓Experience of:
✓G5
✓1
✓working in a legal environment,
✓2
✓contributing positively in a team,
✓1
✓providing written and oral legal advice and guidance to officers/clients,
✓2
✓conducting a caseload with minimum supervision covering at least one of the following areas: civil and criminal litigation and children’s and adults’ social care and education work,
✓3
✓providing legal advice or training in a public setting.
✓G6
✓1
✓working on more complex matters in the specific legal areas named at [4] above with minimal supervision,
✓2
✓conducting advocacy if applicable,
✓G7
✓1
✓leading on a project delivering improvements to a legal practice,
✓2
✓providing legal advice at public meetings or panels.
✓Education, Qualifications and Training
✓Educated to degree standard, with a qualification in law e.g
✓law degree, CPE, LPC or be studying for or obtained a recognised legal qualification
✓or
✓Substantial experience working in a legal environment in lieu of qualification.
✓G7
✓CILEX at Fellow level and be entitled to call yourself a Chartered Legal Executive Lawyer or equivalent qualification.
✓Evidence of continuing professional development.
✓Skills and Abilities
✓Must be able to:
✓G5
✓[1] manage & prioritise workload;
✓[2] understand and meet Lexcel standards in file management;
✓[3] demonstrate excellent client care skills;
✓[4] conduct legal research;
✓[5] use fully Microsoft products & a case management system;
✓[6] record accurately instructions and provide clear advice, in writing and orally;
✓[7] draft legal documents, correspondence and pleadings;
✓[8] present a confident and professional demeanour to gain the trust of clients;
✓[9] undertake advocacy if applicable.
✓[10] speak confidently in public settings;
✓[11] prepare and deliver training.
✓G6
✓[12] have conduct of more complex cases with minimal supervision.
✓[13] undertake advocacy if applicable in more complex hearings;
✓[14] develop and lead on training to non lawyers;
✓G7
✓[15] identify and lead on areas of practice improvement;
✓[16] undertaken advocacy in contested hearings Show more →