Job Introduction
Role Purpose
Provide professional support and assistance to the Lawyers and Senior Lawyers within the team.
Main Responsibilities
Prepare and advise on documents in the relevant field of law
• Provide support in respect of preparing Court and Tribunal applications
• Produce reports and submit applications relevant to the team for which you are providing support
• Prepare and advise on agreement relevant to the team for which you are providing support
• Provide assistance to the team including submitting applications and searches, and other administrative tasks as required
The Ideal Candidate
Specific Qualifications and Experience
- CILEx Level 3 Certificate in Law and Practice or extensive proven relevant experience
• Previous experience of dealing with contracts, property matters, planning, child care, adult social care or litigation (as applicable)
Personal Qualities & Attributes
• Commitment to public service and an understanding of the councils’ role
• Commitment to effective team working
• Pro-active, professional and detail orientated
Job Requirements
• Must be able to travel, using public or other forms of transport where they are viable, or by holding a valid UK driving licence with access to own or pool car
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.
We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward. If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.
DBS
BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.
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