Paralegal Coroners

Stoke-on-Trent, ENG, GB, United Kingdom

Job Description

Directorate: Resources

Section: Coroners Service

Location: Stoke Town Hall

Grade: Level 7 (Subject to review)

Salary: 20,960.81 - 22,769.59

Hours: 25 hours per week

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This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants.

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen working within the Coroners Service to provide a high level of professional, pro-active and confidential Paralegal support to the Senior Coroner and Coroners Team.

We are looking for an experienced Paralegal with a 'can do' attitude who enjoys working as part of a team. A confident communicator with excellent organisational skills who is able to use their own initiative to resolve problems.

Responsibilities include:

To provide a full-bespoke professional service to the Senior Coroner and Coroners Team, ensuring efficient and effective support, proactively anticipating their needs and actions, working on own initiative with no supervision to a high level. Work with a high level of independence and autonomy, resolving and responding to incoming communications, and seeking advice where necessary. Be the principle point of contact for the Senior Coroner and proactively manage the flow of work through the office in the most effective way ensuring all queries are resolved, as far as possible, through own initiative or redirected. To effectively screen all incoming calls, visits and communications, initiating, drafting, co-ordinating and proof-reading replies to correspondence in a pro-active and timely manner with due regard to confidentiality, Data Protection and Customer Care policies. To proactively manage and hold the responsibility of the Senior Coroners diary ensuring that it is accurate and timely, arraning internal and external meetings. Undertaking legal research on behalf of the Senior Coroner and Area Coroners.
If you would like to know more about this position, please do not hesitate to contact sam.woodward@stoke.gov.uk.

Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion



Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this - we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.

Job Types: Permanent, Part-time

Pay: 20,960.81-22,769.59 per year

Expected hours: 25 per week

Work Location: In person

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD4017536
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Part Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Part Time
  • Job Location
    Stoke-on-Trent, ENG, GB, United Kingdom
  • Education
    Not mentioned