9086 - Executive Assistant Roles x2, Private Offices, Judicial Office
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,551 to £35,564 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 September 2025 |
| Location: | WC2A 2LL |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 9086 |
Summary
Organisation:
The Judicial Office (JO) is a unique branch of the civil service, independent from the machinery which supports the Government and dedicated to supporting the judiciary as the third arm of the state. We promote and safeguard judicial independence to maintain confidence in the rule of law. We are answerable not to Ministers but instead, through our Chief Executive, to the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales (LCJ) and the Senior President of Tribunals as we help them to fulfil their responsibilities to the judiciary.
We support c.22,000 judicial office holders, providing policy, legal and handling advice, and operational support. This includes advice on judicial leadership, support with relationships with Government and Parliament, assistance with justice sector reform, judicial education and training, communications, and HR.
Directorate:
The postholder will join the Judicial Private Offices directorate. The business units include operational private offices; jurisdiction and policy private offices; and the Judicial Executive Board Secretariat.
Overview:
Executive Assistant – Private Office of the Lady Chief Justice of England & Wales
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Private Office of the Lady Chief Justice as an Executive Assistant. Based at the Royal Courts of Justice, the postholder will play a key role in the smooth running of a busy, cross-jurisdictional office supporting the most senior members of the judiciary in England and Wales. The Lady Chief Justice, The Right Honourable Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, is the Head of the Judiciary of England and Wales and the President of the Courts of England and Wales.
Working closely with colleagues within the Private Office and across the Judicial Office and wider government, the Executive Assistant will provide high-quality administrative and organisational support to the Lady Chief Justice and her team. The role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the delivery of the LCJ’s strategic priorities, including through the coordination of meetings, correspondence, circuit visits and travel, and wider office functions.
Executive Assistant – General Regulatory Chamber
This is an exciting opportunity to work with and support some of the most senior Tribunal’s judiciary in the country. The successful candidate will be an Executive Assistant to the President of the General Regulatory Chamber.
The Chamber Presidents’ Private Offices are a series of small jurisdictional teams focused on supporting each Chamber and Tribunal President across all their leadership functions. Each Private Office works collaboratively with expert teams across the Judicial Office and HMCTS to provide policy and legal advice, as well as general secretariat and administrative support, to the Chamber and Tribunal Presidents.
Role Summary:
Postholders will be responsible for ensuring that their principals are provided with high quality administrative, diary and inbox support, and will assist with day-to-day queries and requests for support from the Private Office team.
Main Activities / Responsibilities:
The main responsibilities of the posts include, but are not limited to:
• Organising and prioritising routine work.
• Managing the Principal’s diary and/or daily pack of meeting papers.
• Processing hotel and travel bookings.
• Processing, triaging and drafting some personal correspondence (incoming and outgoing).
• Distributing local communications.
• Supporting the resolution of judicial accommodation and/or IT issues for, and on behalf of, the principal.
• Arranging meetings, booking rooms and setting up IT as necessary, including the issuing of calendar invites through Outlook, Teams and e-Judiciary.
• Gathering and circulating papers ahead of meetings, minute-taking, and recording/tracking and chasing actions where directed.
• Managing a shared mailbox in addition to a personal inbox, responding to and/or redirecting messages as appropriate.
• Processing stationary orders and managing post and deliveries.
• Answering phone calls to the Private Office and triaging as appropriate.
Person specification:
The successful candidate must:
• be able to manage conflicting priorities and use their initiative to re-prioritise work at short notice.
• be willing and able to support the team in other jurisdictions as/when required.
• be able to communicate clearly, both in writing and orally.
• have excellent interpersonal skills to build and maintain strong relationships with a range of peers and stakeholders working across the justice system.
• be open to changes to ways of working and support the team in driving these changes forward.
• embrace constructive feedback and be comfortable reflecting on how tasks could be done better.
The Judicial Office (JO) is a unique branch of the civil service, independent from the machinery which supports the Government and dedicated to supporting the judiciary as the third arm of the state. We promote and safeguard judicial independence to maintain confidence in the rule of law. We are answerable not to Ministers but instead, through our Chief Executive, to the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales (LCJ) and the Senior President of Tribunals as we help them to fulfil their responsibilities to the judiciary.
We support c.22,000 judicial office holders, providing policy, legal and handling advice, and operational support. This includes advice on judicial leadership, support with relationships with Government and Parliament, assistance with justice sector reform, judicial education and training, communications, and HR.
Directorate:
The postholder will join the Judicial Private Offices directorate. The business units include operational private offices; jurisdiction and policy private offices; and the Judicial Executive Board Secretariat.
Overview:
Executive Assistant – Private Office of the Lady Chief Justice of England & Wales
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Private Office of the Lady Chief Justice as an Executive Assistant. Based at the Royal Courts of Justice, the postholder will play a key role in the smooth running of a busy, cross-jurisdictional office supporting the most senior members of the judiciary in England and Wales. The Lady Chief Justice, The Right Honourable Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, is the Head of the Judiciary of England and Wales and the President of the Courts of England and Wales.
Working closely with colleagues within the Private Office and across the Judicial Office and wider government, the Executive Assistant will provide high-quality administrative and organisational support to the Lady Chief Justice and her team. The role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the delivery of the LCJ’s strategic priorities, including through the coordination of meetings, correspondence, circuit visits and travel, and wider office functions.
Executive Assistant – General Regulatory Chamber
This is an exciting opportunity to work with and support some of the most senior Tribunal’s judiciary in the country. The successful candidate will be an Executive Assistant to the President of the General Regulatory Chamber.
The Chamber Presidents’ Private Offices are a series of small jurisdictional teams focused on supporting each Chamber and Tribunal President across all their leadership functions. Each Private Office works collaboratively with expert teams across the Judicial Office and HMCTS to provide policy and legal advice, as well as general secretariat and administrative support, to the Chamber and Tribunal Presidents.
Role Summary:
Postholders will be responsible for ensuring that their principals are provided with high quality administrative, diary and inbox support, and will assist with day-to-day queries and requests for support from the Private Office team.
Main Activities / Responsibilities:
The main responsibilities of the posts include, but are not limited to:
• Organising and prioritising routine work.
• Managing the Principal’s diary and/or daily pack of meeting papers.
• Processing hotel and travel bookings.
• Processing, triaging and drafting some personal correspondence (incoming and outgoing).
• Distributing local communications.
• Supporting the resolution of judicial accommodation and/or IT issues for, and on behalf of, the principal.
• Arranging meetings, booking rooms and setting up IT as necessary, including the issuing of calendar invites through Outlook, Teams and e-Judiciary.
• Gathering and circulating papers ahead of meetings, minute-taking, and recording/tracking and chasing actions where directed.
• Managing a shared mailbox in addition to a personal inbox, responding to and/or redirecting messages as appropriate.
• Processing stationary orders and managing post and deliveries.
• Answering phone calls to the Private Office and triaging as appropriate.
Person specification:
The successful candidate must:
• be able to manage conflicting priorities and use their initiative to re-prioritise work at short notice.
• be willing and able to support the team in other jurisdictions as/when required.
• be able to communicate clearly, both in writing and orally.
• have excellent interpersonal skills to build and maintain strong relationships with a range of peers and stakeholders working across the justice system.
• be open to changes to ways of working and support the team in driving these changes forward.
• embrace constructive feedback and be comfortable reflecting on how tasks could be done better.