Legal Officer

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Hull to assist with the appointment of a Legal Officer on a 2month contract likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: 17.59 21.92 per Hour

Responsibilities:

• Supervise work carried out by Assistant Legal Officers provide guidance and assistance on various administrative and computerised systems to these staff and other colleagues. Ensure all documentation is accurate.
• To support and assist senior colleagues in complex and highly confidential cases by providing organised methodical and current research.
• Independently evaluate draft and prepare all documents. Draft instructions to Counsel when external Barristers are brought in to represent the Council and instruct solicitors to act as agents on behalf of the Council and negotiate their fees.
• Use various Council systems to research cases for example Lexis Nexis Practical Law. Examine legal documents to ensure accuracy.

Qualifications:

• Law degree CILEX or equivalent or other legal qualification
• Experience of dealing with complex caseloads.
• Experience of drafting preparing reviewing and completing various property documents.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires a basic DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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