Childcare and Adult Paralegal
- Employer
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Location
- Lambeth, London (Greater)
- Salary
- £27,951
- Closing date
- 9 Jun 2019
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- Practice area
- Children law, Social care
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- Not applicable
- Position
- Paralegal
- Sector
- Public sector/Charities
Job Details
Childcare and Adult Paralegal (two posts)
Scale 6 - SO2 (Career Graded)
Starting salary £27,951 rising in annual increments to £34,986 pa incl LW
Lambeth Legal Services prides itself in providing an excellent legal advice service to its clients and is Lexcel accredited. We are looking for hardworking and resilient paralegals to join the busy social care legal team.
Vacancies have arisen for an experienced Childcare paralegal and an Adults paralegal to join our team of five paralegals to support our Childcare and Adults lawyers as well as conduct a small caseload of Section 7 Children Act 1989 cases (Childcare paralegal) and tenancy signing/ relinquishment cases (Adults paralegal). A good knowledge and understanding of the Children Act 1989/ Mental Capacity Act 2005 and public law proceedings is essential. Experience in a local authority social care legal team is desirable but not essential.
The successful candidate must have experience of dealing with routine legal enquiries and casework and have minute taking and bundling skills. They must be flexible, able to work under pressure, manage competing deadlines and work as part of a support team and on their own initiative.
We work in an innovative environment with flexible ways of working and provide a high level of administrative support for the team. We use an electronic case management system, electronic bundling and a digital courtroom so candidates need to be highly IT literate.
The closing date for receiving completed application forms is Sunday 9 June 2019 at midnight.
Lambeth is committed to Safer Recruitment and aims for quality services and equal opportunities for all.
How to apply: Please click here or visit our website www.lambeth.gov.uk/jobs to apply online.
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