Legal Assistant Children and Adults Legal

Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group

Job Location:

Nottingham - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 21 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is 28598 (Level one) rising to 31022 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location:Loxley House Station Street Nottingham NG2 3NG

Weve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity youve been looking for Read on to find out more

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme we strive to create an innovative inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

Working in a fast paced busy team your main role will be to support Lawyers with both Child Protection and Adults Safeguarding work including PLO pre-proceedings Care Proceedings and Court of Protection cases. You will also handle private law cases where the Court requires information from the Local Authority. This work includes taking statements obtaining evidence and disclosure from other agencies assisting with the instruction of experts and Counsel liaising with clients the court and other parties drafting legal documents and occasional attendance of meetings such as PLO family meetings and round table meetings. The sensitive and confidential nature of the work means that a flexible and tactful approach is essential to this conjunction with the team and the relevant stakeholders it will be your job to represent the Council appropriately in relation to the above matters.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

A basic knowledge of Family Court Court of Protection and Civil Court Procedures.

Experience of dealing with the preparation of cases for the Family Court Court of Protection and Civil Courts to include the preparation of witness statements court papers and court bundles.

Familiarity with legal procedures and protocols and court systems

Ability to be sensitive to the nature of the work undertaken and to ensure client confidentiality

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements depending on the role including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional informationfor applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact Natalie Grant by email here.

Closing Date: 11:59pm 25th January 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held:TBC

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Required Experience:

Junior IC

DescriptionContract Type: PermanentWorking Hours: 37 hours per weekWorker Type: Hybrid WorkerSalary: Starting Salary is 28598 (Level one) rising to 31022 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)Location:Loxley House Station Street Nottingham NG2 3NGWeve got an exciting opportunity available f...