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Following a recent internal promotion, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Paralegal Officer to join our Legal and Democratic Services team supporting our fee earners on a wide range of legal matters on behalf of North Yorkshire Council.
The role
We are looking for a Paralegal Officer(s) to join our team to be based at County Hall offices in Northallerton. There is also scope to work remotely from home some of the time in line with our corporate Hybrid working policy.
We work on a portfolio basis, supporting the whole of the legal team as well as areas of particular specialism. In this instance, we are looking for someone interested in a permanent position who can provide support to the fee earners on a variety of matters, including but not limited to, child protection matters, care proceedings, pre proceedings cases, adoption and promoting the disclosure protocol for linked care and criminal proceedings, education SEND appeals, employment tribunals and some litigation support.
About you
Whilst it is preferable for applicants to have some knowledge or experience working in a legal environment, it is not essential to have a legal qualification, as this role is primarily supporting our team of lawyers. The ideal candidate will have experience; prioritising and meeting deadlines, have a good standard of organisational and people skills, excellent attention to detail and have a flexible and ‘can do’ attitude.
If you enjoy working in a busy but rewarding environment, where you will be trained and gain experience to support the whole range of legal work carried out by North Yorkshire Council, we would love to hear from you. The starting salary for this role is £23,893 (Grade E). However, this role also has a criterion to meet a higher career band and progression to the higher level, salary starting from £26,421 (Grade G) which is dependent on you having proved your ability and gained experience supporting the whole range of legal work we carry out as part of the generic paralegal support team, over a period of time in the Grade E role. You will benefit from a supportive management system and on-going personal development and performance management.
About us
The Legal Service is part of Legal and Democratic Services (‘LDS’) within the Assistant Chief Executive’s Group. NYC provides a range of services to the County of North Yorkshire, and the role of the Legal Service is to support the provision by providing a comprehensive and efficient legal service to the Directorates, the Council’s Executive, full Council, Committees and Members, and external clients.
As an organisation we strongly believe in promoting a work life balance, with flexible working opportunities and modern technology you will be able to deliver your role to suit both your personal and our business needs. In return for your hard work and dedication to our service, we can offer you the chance to be part of a strong and supportive team. You will benefit from a variety of competitive employee rewards such as generous leave entitlement and local government pension scheme. We also offer exceptional company benefits such as salary sacrifice schemes in technology, professional qualifications, and green car schemes as well as discounted retail offers, health schemes to name but a few. More information is found in our Total Rewards Brochure.
If you believe you are what we are looking for, we would like to hear from you. For an informal discussion and more information, please call Jackie Dawson, Assistant Practice Manager on 01609 533103 or email jackie.dawson@northyorks.gov.uk.
