Job Description

Legal Assistant

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Salary: LS13 30,474 - 32,301 per annum (pro-rota)


Closing Date: Sunday 14th September 2025


Interviews will be held on: week commencing 22nd September 2025



22.5 hrs per week

Are you looking for a new challenge? We have a great opportunity for you to join our Legal Team.

About Us:

Rushcliffe Borough Council provides high-quality services to more than 110,000 residents in a borough made up of vibrant towns and stunning villages. Our Council offices are located in West Bridgford, Nottingham in a purpose built office and leisure centre facility, the Rushcliffe Arena.

The Role:

An opportunity has arisen within Legal Services for a dynamic individual to work in an evolving, ambitious and forward-thinking service with a great reputation.



As our Legal Assistant you will work within our small but busy team providing support to the fee earners as well as other officers across the Council and Councillors. The role is varied covering preparation of routine letters and documents on behalf of fee earners, preparation of litigation bundles, development of the legal case management system, preparation of Tree Preservation Orders, licence agreements and Industrial Unit leases and dealing with general enquiries relating to the work of the team.



We require a strong team-player and excellent communicator with proven analytical skills.



We are looking for someone educated to degree level or equivalent with experience in a similar role working in one or more of the following areas of legal practice; Commercial Property, Planning, Civil or Criminal Litigation, Local Government, Data Protection and Information Governance. Previous local authority experience is desirable but not required as training will be provided.



This is a great opportunity to develop your skills and career at an award winning local authority.

Why Join Us?

We work in a friendly and supportive environment where everyone feels valued and appreciated. We can offer a variety of job-specific training both internally and externally to help our team members grow both personally and professionally.

Benefits of working for Rushcliffe Borough Council include:

Hybrid working Reduced membership of the onsite leisure centre Free car parking at our purpose built offices Rushcliffe Rewards - save money across a range of retailers and leisure providers Generous annual leave entitlement starting on 26 days increasing in line with service to 35 days excluding bank holidays (pro-rated for part time) Opportunities to buy and sell leave An opportunity to further your career with a high performing, forward looking Council with training to support CPD and personal development Local Government pension scheme A range of salary sacrifice schemes

Rushcliffe Borough Council supports flexible and part-time working in line with the needs of the public that we serve and the business needs of the Council. We believe that embracing flexibility is a smart way of working and ensures we can find and support the mix of talent and experience we need. We are open to a chat about flexible working possibilities when you apply for a job with us.



If you feel you have the experience and qualities outlined in the above post then you can obtain further details and apply online by clicking on the links below which include an online application (with the option of uploading your CV), job description, person specification and an application pack with contains further details.



You can also request an application form by emailing jobs@rushcliffe.gov.uk or by telephoning Nottingham (0115) 914 8268



If you would like to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact Rachel Clack, Legal Services Manager, by email at rclack@rushcliffe.gov.uk.