Service Care Legal are recruiting for a Senior Legal Assistant to join their legal department on a contract basis.

The role is full remote so please see below further details about the role and contract.

ROLE: Senior Legal Assistant
LOCATION: South West England / full remote
CONTRACT: 4 months with possibility of extension
RATE: £14.00 to £16.00 per hour

Please note that this role can be done full remote.

The Role

• To assist the Lawyers and Senior Lawyer in providing practical support within their Social Care team


• To prepare bundles for trial, renewal of orders, dealing with routine correspondence, drafting applications, liaison with witnesses and other administrative tasks


• To manage a caseload as allocated relating to any of the above with minimum supervision


• Advising clients from within the County Council and will identify and assess needs, initiate assistance and provide appropriate support

The Person

• A law-related-qualification (LPC, LLM or LLB) or relevant Legal Assistant experience


• It is essential to have worked within a Legal Assistant or Paralegal capacity within a social care legal department


• Previous local authority experience would be highly beneficial

f this sounds like an opportunity of interest, please feel free to reach out to Lloyd Stanley on 01772 208969 , or email Lloyd.stanley@servicecare.org.uk.

We also welcome referrals for this position, where a successful recommendation would be worth £250.