Social Care Legal Assistant
- Recruiter
- Chadwick Nott (Manchester)
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 23 Aug 2019
- Closes
- 20 Sep 2019
- Ref
- CWJ921932059
- Contact
- Claire Watt
- Job Title
- Paralegal
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Social Care Legal Assistant
My client is a local authority legal team in London. The authority are seeking to add a legal assistant to their in house legal team on a full time locum basis. This is an on-going assignment for a minimum of 3 months.
The appointed candidate will be required to contribute to the delivery of legal services for the council within the area of social care. This could be Adult Care, Child Care or Education.
The ideal candidate will be a legal assistant with a relevant experience in either child care, adult care or education law. Applicants should have a thorough understanding and working knowledge of their specialism and be able to apply this knowledge to local government circumstance. The role will involve managing a caseload of wide ranging work, including but not limited to, drafting legal letters, legal agreements, deeds, notices, orders, consents, by-laws and such matters in accordance with precedents, relating to the Social Care and Education team, managing competing demands and meeting deadlines and the requirements of the Shared Legal Service.
Hourly rate is negotiable dependent upon experience but candidates can expect an offer of circa £18 per hour (inside IR35).
To apply for this post please contact Claire Watt on or call 0161 8285407
Chadwick Nott Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.