Senior Legal Support Officer/Senior Legal assistant

Senior Legal Support Officer/Senior Legal assistant
Location: Warrington
Salary: £14.27 - £18.28 per hour
Contract: Full time - 3 month FTC

About the Opportunity
CRA Consulting is delighted to be working with a well-established public sector organisation to recruit an experienced Senior Legal Support Officer to join its Legal Safeguarding Team in Warrington.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced legal administrator or legal support professional looking to play a key role within a busy and highly regarded legal department. Working alongside experienced solicitors and legal professionals, you will provide essential support across a varied caseload of safeguarding, adult social care and education matters, including complex and high-profile cases.
The successful candidate will enjoy a varied workload, working closely with internal departments, external legal professionals, courts and tribunals while making a meaningful contribution to the delivery of vital legal services.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive legal and administrative support to solicitors and senior legal professionals within the Safeguarding Team.
• Prepare court and tribunal documentation, witness bundles and electronic court bundles.
• Assist with safeguarding, adult social care, education and related legal matters.
• Support complex and high-profile cases from instruction through to conclusion.
• Liaise with courts, tribunals, counsel, external solicitors, police, health professionals, education providers and other external organisations.
• Attend court and tribunal hearings with solicitors and counsel where required.
• Manage diaries, appointments, meetings, travel arrangements and departmental administration.
• Assist with litigation support, disclosure requests, education prosecutions and associated legal processes.
• Provide administrative support to senior management within Legal Services when required.
• Support colleagues across wider Legal & Democratic Services as business needs require.

About You
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Previous experience working within a legal support, legal secretary or legal administration position.
• Experience preparing court documentation and legal bundles.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work accurately under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills with confidence liaising with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience supporting litigation, safeguarding, local authority or public sector legal work would be highly advantageous.
• A proactive and collaborative approach with a commitment to delivering an excellent support service.

What's on Offer

• Competitive hourly rate of £14.27 - £18.28 per hour
• Opportunity to work within a highly respected legal team
• Varied and interesting workload covering safeguarding and education law
• Exposure to complex and high-profile legal matters
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Excellent opportunity to further develop your legal support career

How to Apply:
If this vacancy is of interest, please click the apply button. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss with Umar Tawil who is managing this vacancy, call 011********** for a confidential discussion or email me at **********@craconsultants.com

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