Senior Legal Assistant

Salary details: £39855 - £42324

Royal Borough of Greenwich: Senior Legal Assistant (Employment)

Fixed Term 24 Months

Greenwich Legal Services is committed to being a high performing in-house legal service which plays an essential part in the achievement of the Royal Borough’s priorities and objectives for the benefit of our community. 

Royal Greenwich is proud to be a borough synonymous with first class modern services. A world heritage site, our communities are vibrant and diverse, and our elected members are ambitious to realise the potential of the borough whilst working within a challenging financial environment.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Legal Assistant with a ‘can do’ approach who will join our Adults, Education and Employment team and play a vital role in our journey. Our ideal candidate will have some experience of Employment law and a passion to learn more.

The role of the Senior Legal Assistant will assist with

• Preparing cases for court including instructing Counsel as appropriate and take responsibility for the councils advocate on matters as directed.

• Drafting documents and pleadings, taking instructions, issuing proceedings, interviewing witness in order to take statements and prepare affidavits, liaising with solicitors and the courts, and other third parties.

• Liaising and corresponding with the relevant Directorate Teams, other Officers (including Senior Officers, Directors and Members) and any other stakeholders. Dealing with highly confidential information.

• Providing advice to client officers and Chief Officers on matters related to area of work

If you think you have the commensurate skills and want to play a vital role in the next stage of our continuous improvement journey, Royal Borough of Greenwich might be the next step in your career.

Benefits of working for us:

• 28 days annual leave, rising to 31 days annual leave after 5 years’ service.
• A range of flexible working arrangements                                  
• Excellent pension scheme
• Annual season ticket loan                                                        
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Learning and development opportunities to maximise your potential
• Childcare Vouchers
• Staff Support Networks
• Greenwich Card which entitles you to discounts at local businesses               
• Payroll giving
• Generous leave entitlement
• Employee Assistance Scheme

Closing Date: Wednesday 28^th May

Interview: WC 2^nd June

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Andre De Freitas;    Andre.DeFreitas@royalgreenwich.gov.uk     .  

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.