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3188 - Legal Admin Support Officer
| Posting date: | 18 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,202 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 March 2025 |
| Location: | NE8 1DT |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 3188 |
Summary
Proud to serve. Proud to keep justice going.
Our Admin Officers play a critical role, providing excellent administrative support and customer service to court users, judiciary and management.
About us
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our court users and colleagues within HMCTS, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and making a difference in people’s lives to deliver justice. If you are interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.
Your role
Working as part of a team, you will contribute to the overall operational, performance and service standard targets across your area of work. Under the direction of the Legal Admin Team Leaders, assist in supporting the six benches in the North West totalling approximately 2500 magistrates, working as part of a flexible team.
You will be adaptable, able to multi-task and effectively carry out a variety of duties, which will include:
Assist with the preparation and organisation of training events for legal staff as required.
Assist with the preparation, compilation and maintenance of Magistrates’ sitting rotas.
Attend meetings of magistrates and legal managers as required.
Prepare and distribute documentation for meetings, including agenda, supporting documentation, main points, and actions.
Sift and distribute mail and correspondence, drafting responses as directed.
Undertake additional support and administrative related assignments as required.
Communicating with the Public, the Judiciary, other Court and Tribunal Users and Representatives of other Agencies and Organisations
Your skills and experience
With a friendly and approachable manner, you’ll have good written and verbal communication skills with a desire to deliver proactive and effective support to customers by phone and email. You’ll be skilled in organising your time, prioritising efficiently, able to multi-task and adapt to using various software packages. You’ll enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and helping court users navigate the justice system.
Further details:
These operational roles are customer facing, requiring successful applicants to be office based to provide HMCTS services to the public. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. HMCTS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs and are agreed prior to appointment. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy. The Minimum number of hours we can accept for this post is 30 hours per week.
For this post, occasional travel across the Region will be required for cover when needed.
Our Admin Officers play a critical role, providing excellent administrative support and customer service to court users, judiciary and management.
About us
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our court users and colleagues within HMCTS, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and making a difference in people’s lives to deliver justice. If you are interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.
Your role
Working as part of a team, you will contribute to the overall operational, performance and service standard targets across your area of work. Under the direction of the Legal Admin Team Leaders, assist in supporting the six benches in the North West totalling approximately 2500 magistrates, working as part of a flexible team.
You will be adaptable, able to multi-task and effectively carry out a variety of duties, which will include:
Assist with the preparation and organisation of training events for legal staff as required.
Assist with the preparation, compilation and maintenance of Magistrates’ sitting rotas.
Attend meetings of magistrates and legal managers as required.
Prepare and distribute documentation for meetings, including agenda, supporting documentation, main points, and actions.
Sift and distribute mail and correspondence, drafting responses as directed.
Undertake additional support and administrative related assignments as required.
Communicating with the Public, the Judiciary, other Court and Tribunal Users and Representatives of other Agencies and Organisations
Your skills and experience
With a friendly and approachable manner, you’ll have good written and verbal communication skills with a desire to deliver proactive and effective support to customers by phone and email. You’ll be skilled in organising your time, prioritising efficiently, able to multi-task and adapt to using various software packages. You’ll enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and helping court users navigate the justice system.
Further details:
These operational roles are customer facing, requiring successful applicants to be office based to provide HMCTS services to the public. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. HMCTS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs and are agreed prior to appointment. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy. The Minimum number of hours we can accept for this post is 30 hours per week.
For this post, occasional travel across the Region will be required for cover when needed.