Job Description

On behalf of Government Legal Department (GLD), we are looking for a Paralegal (Inside IR35) for a 12-month contract.



Hybrid - 3 days per week in office & remaining WFH.



4 x locations



London - Petty France, Westminster Leeds Bristol Manchester

As a Paralegal, your main responsibilities will be:

Acting at all times in accordance with GLD's standards and policies and maintaining a professional, responsible, responsive and courteous service to maintain GLD's excellent reputation with stakeholders and clients. Providing legal support to lawyers to help them build and maintain good relationships with clients. Playing an active role in legal awareness for clients. Carrying out legal research, presenting results and using it to inform notes or first drafts of advice. Assisting with the management of large-scale projects such as secondary legislation, implementing new agreements, procurements, litigation and other dispute resolution and coordinating these elements across Government departments. Planning and implementing legal projects for the team, including providing process updates. Making effective use of information and case management/filing systems (whether electronic or hard copy), including storing and retrieving information. Contributing to the Division's Knowledge Management material Collating and disseminating legal know-how and updates from a range of sources. Drafting or supporting lawyers in drafting, all internal case documents including correspondence, prognosis letters, drafts of advice, instructions for Counsel, and witness statements, making appropriate use of any precedents. Drafting or supporting lawyers in drafting all external case documents including pleadings, applications, statements of case, correspondence with opponents, experts and the court/tribunal, making appropriate use of any precedents.

Essential:

Some knowledge of the legal issues and context in which GLD operates and a demonstrable interest in working on legal matters. Some form of legal education and/or experience/training of working in a legal, regulatory or similar environment. Highly motivated and able to work independently. Ability to deliver successfully in a pressurised environment. Ability to work as part of an effective team on ad-hoc tasks and projects. Highly organised with good time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple demands and prioritise workloads. Ability to critically analyse a range of evidence and options and make an appropriate recommendation. Proficiency with Adobe, Excel, Word, Outlook and where appropriate Google Docs.

Desirable:

Proficiency with legal databases such as Lexis Nexis and Westlaw.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.



Disability Confident



As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, GLD guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.



DE&I Commitment



GLD guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.



Armed Forces Covenant



GLD guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.



In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".