Job Description

Legal Clerk (Education Team)

Permanent

Grade 2 - 24,796 - 26,824

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

A brilliant opportunity to join a dynamic, progressive legal service where you will be given the opportunity to work on some incredible projects and cases, while learning and developing as a leading local government lawyer.


Birmingham City Council's legal service is unique and one of the largest in-house local authority legal teams. The City Council is on its journey of resetting, reshaping and restarting and everyone within legal services is essential to the Council's success and achieving beneficial outcomes for our citizens. You could be part of this.


Legal Services covers all areas of work that the Council undertakes, from employment to property, from social care to contracts. The variety of work that our team undertakes is wide and at the highest level. The work is challenging and rewarding in equal measure. Based in Victoria Square in the City Centre, you will have excellent transport links, access to Courts and tribunals, partner organisations and all the benefits that working in the wonderful City of Birmingham brings.


Birmingham City Council is committed to achieving excellence, putting our citizens first, acting courageously and being true to our word. If this resonates with you, then we want to hear from you.


Due to a redesign of the service, we have a Legal Clerk vacancy available.


The Education legal Team advise on a broad range of Education Legal matters including question relating to School Organisation, Elective Home Education, Special Educational Needs, School Improvement, School and Governor Support, Education Transport, Admissions, Exclusions and Alternative Provision. The Team also deals with claims for Judicial Review brought against the City Council in respect of education matters and appeals in the Upper Tribunal relating to SEND matters. Your role would involve supporting members of the team in their work relating to the above areas, including significant involvement in the administrative aspects of the School Admissions Appeals and Exclusion Review Services.


As a Legal Clerk you will be proactive, enthusiastic and be able to show good attention to detail. You will have a commitment to providing exceptional legal administrative support.


Key responsibilities:


Using the case management system to produce correspondence, forms, court documents, maps and plans, and other documentation as required by the team. To create content tables, graphs, spread sheets, tracked changes and other word processor functions as required.


Producing accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date legal documentation and court bundles, under direction, to tight deadlines.


Operating general office equipment, e.g. scanners, photocopiers, binders and computers.


Opening new legal case files using the case management system including setting up initial documentation and completing acknowledgments. To close files on the case management system, prepare paper files for off-site storage and update team spread sheets with case outcomes.


Assisting with the progression of legal casework through administrative tasks.


Monitoring files, sending out appointments, creating reminders and initiating documentation as directed by Fee Earners. Complying with practice management standards


Processing and responding to routine communication (received by post, telephone or email) taking messages, copying and scanning and distributing information as necessary.


Operating legal procedures including authentication and sealing of documents, producing case management reports and assisting with routine processes such as processing invoices.


You will need to Possess GCSE grade A-C or 4-9 (or equivalent) in English and Maths Demonstrate proficiency in using IT systems, a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Internet packages. You will have over 12 month's experience in an administrative, secretarial or customer service role.

Benefits of working at Birmingham City Council

30 days annual leave

- Increases to 33 days after 5 years and 35 days after 10 years, plus option to purchase additional leave

Access to voluntary benefits providers that support health, wellbeing and making the most of your leisure time

Family friendly policies

e.g., maternity/adoption, paternity, shared parental leave, carers' leave

Health and wellbeing support networks

e.g., independent, and confidential employee assistance and counselling, occupational health, etc.

Employee communities and support groups

including Corporate Black Workers Support Group, Disability and LGBT+ Networks, Menopause Support Forum, etc.


We are a

disability confident employer

Membership of job-related pension scheme,

West Midlands Pension Fund or Teachers' Pensions, with generous employer contributions

Access to 'My Rewards'

- over 800 individual brands providing discounts and savings including high street stores, supermarkets, utility, and insurance providers, as well as great days out ... to name but a few!


Opportunities to join great

salary sacrifice schemes

e.g., Cycle to Work, Annual Travel and Car Parking, as well as making the most of Tax and National Insurance savings (additional schemes to launch soon)


Application via CV & Cover Letter


Please upload your up-to-date CV and cover letter via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. The cover letter should include how you meet the person specification. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and cover letter attached.


Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.


We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.


For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk


We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.


Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements , before any employment offer can be confirmed.


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