Legal Support Officer

Your next role

We are looking for 2 x highly motivated individuals to join our team who can provide precise legal administrative support.

The role will be based at our Wat Tyler House offices in the centre of Swindon. Providing support to the Childcare Legal Team daily as well as regularly supporting the wider legal team. Reporting to the Legal Practice Manager, you will be responsible for providing a high standard of legal administrative support.

A minimum of 6 months administrative experience within a legal office is desirable. A keen eye for accuracy is essential with the ability to prioritise your own workload, responding to conflicting pressures, with guidance from the Principal Solicitors and your Team Manager. A high standard of administration, organisational, communication and people skills are necessary for this role; the successful applicant will be a team player who is meticulous and motivated.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Please see our new Swindon Plan.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

For further information aout the role please contact Stephanie Linstead, Legal Practice Manager on SLinstead@swindon.gov.uk 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, so early applications are encouraged.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application, please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk