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Job Title: Paralegal
Location: Reading - Hybrid working
Job Purpose: Delivering high-quality legal services and ensuring best value for the Council and its partners.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the legal team in advising Members, Officers, and Partners on legal matters, policies, and corporate issues.
- Assist in the timely delivery of effective legal services with maximum efficiency and economy.
- Utilize technology to enhance team efficiency and implement continual improvements in systems and processes.
- Contribute to service improvement initiatives and support change projects.
- Mentor and supervise young people on work experience.
Legal Services Requirements:
- Provide advice to officers within your knowledge and experience, seeking qualified lawyers' input when needed.
- Conduct day-to-day legal work allocated by your line manager.
- Manage a caseload of matters and proactively report progress to customers.
- Undertake advocacy in Courts or Tribunals appropriate to your qualifications and experience.
- Ensure compliance with departmental and corporate policies using information systems.
- Record time and income in accordance with departmental policies.
Service Development:
- Support the development of the team in line with corporate values and identify innovative ways to improve service provision.
- Assist in delivering training and development activities for services and external partners.
- Support new business activities as required.
Policy Requirements:
- Promote equality of outcomes in service delivery, ensuring fair treatment for all community members, especially those with special needs or who are disadvantaged.
- Ensure actions comply with departmental and Council policies, Standing Orders, Financial Regulations, and the Code of Conduct for Council Officers.
Qualifications/Education/Training
- General education. Good general education with at least 5 GSCEs at Grade 4-9 (or equivalent) including Maths and English.
Experience
- Prior experience of local government or another legal services setting
- Willingness to engage in improvement initiatives for the legal dept.
Have experience and expertise?
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Alternatively contact Muzna at Reed Reading office
