Job Description

Job Category: Legal
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Legal Officer - Four Roles Available | 9076 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | 31,537 - 33,699 per annum | Scale G | Norwich
We are looking for Legal Officers to join nplaw, to provide legal support to our Lawyers and Senior Legal Officers, in the Planning Team.
nplaw is a public sector shared legal service with a wealth of experience gained through many years of advising our clients in local government, the public sector, charities and schools. We provide a wide range of legal services, delivered by specialist lawyers who understand the local government context. Working for the benefit of the public is at the heart of our culture, and we're looking for Legal Officers to help us deliver our broad portfolio of services.
As a Legal Officer at nplaw, you'll be responsible for assisting with the provision of legal services to clients. This will mean drafting and administering Traffic Regulation Orders, undertaking straightforward transactions and casework (which may include Tree Preservation Orders, s278 and s106 agreements), attending meetings, and drafting documentation. You'll work closely with Lawyers and Senior Legal Officers on cases, and will also deal directly with clients, ensuring a high degree of customer service at all times. You'll have a brilliant opportunity to learn and develop your skills and experience, with the support of a talented team around you, and a structured approach to long term career development.
To be considered for the Legal Officer role you will have demonstrable experience working in a legal environment, or have a legal qualification such as a law degree or be CILEx level 3 qualified (or working towards CILEx level 3) or a have a similar qualification You will need a good knowledge of the law or a willingness to learn new subjects, first class communication and organisational skills, and a desire to learn. We will offer you training and support in all these areas.
Ideally the post requires an immediate start (or immediately following a reasonable notice period) so is not suitable for candidates currently in education. In this role you will be part of a large team providing legal advice and support on a range of planning matters with a specific focus on the administration of traffic regulation orders, planning related work matters (which may include Tree Preservation Orders, s278 and s106 agreements) and general team admin, ensuring that the expectations of stakeholders and clients are met. You will understand or develop an understanding of, the legal procedures, resources and systems to undertake straightforward legal transactions and casework, with support from Solicitors and Senior Legal Officers as required, including:

• attending meetings when requested to do so to take notes;
• ensuring that deadlines and order time limits are complied with by chasing and reminding clients and third-parties;
• drafting traffic regulation orders under supervision or other documentation as required which may include tree preservation orders, s278 and s106 agreements; and
• generally supporting team members

We would welcome applications from candidates at any stage in their career and we are also happy to consider applications for full and part time work.
We know we're asking for a lot, but in return we think we have a lot to offer. This role offers variety in what you do, challenging and high-impact cases to work on, and the opportunity to work for the benefit of the wider public along with the opportunity to progress your career within an award winning legal service, where you will learn from some talented and experienced professionals. Then there's the working environment at nplaw, where we put work life balance at the forefront and offer flexible, smarter working arrangements, all underpinned by leading edge technology.
Our employees' well-being is a really high priority for us and we provide you with a buddy who can guide you through the new starter process, we also have trained mental health first aiders and an employee helpline and counselling service to support our staff.
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles after successful completion of the probationary period. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity for remote working but that you will also be available to attend the office in person as required.
If you would like an informal conversation regarding the role please contact Jennifer Batten at
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:

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for Fire Service and Social Care Workers * Relocation expenses (where applicable)

• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions.

Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our here.
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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.
Redeployment closing date: 21st October 2025 at 23:59
All other applicants closing date: 11th November 2025 at 23:59
About Us: We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.
We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.
We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.
We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.

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