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Legal Services Professional Support Officer, West Lothian Civic Centre, 497.39 - WEL09697

Manylion swydd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: 10 Hydref 2025
Cyflog: £45,349.00 i £49,779.00 bob blwyddyn
Oriau: Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau: 24 Hydref 2025
Lleoliad: Livingston, EH54 6FF
Gweithio o bell: Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 5 ddiwrnod yr wythnos
Cwmni: West Lothian Council current
Math o swydd: Dros dro
Cyfeirnod swydd: WEL09697

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Job advert

36 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year, fixed term for 2 years from the start date


We are keen to employ a diverse workforce that reflects the people of Scotland. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly from groups currently under-represented, including people with disabilities, those from minority ethnic communities or from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds


Legal Services provides comprehensive professional legal and committee services to the council and consists of four teams — Committee Services, Licensing, Litigation, and Property/Planning.


This exciting, fixed term, post is a varied and challenging role, for a motivated and enthusiastic individual, to join a busy professional Service. The post holder, will undertake a range of complex and sensitive areas of work, collaborating closely with the Chief Solicitor and Legal Services Managers.


The post holder will undertake specific projects and tasks to ensure the delivery of performance and modernisation activity, provide professional support by developing and maintaining a knowledge library and resources for the service, support and undertake consultation and research activity, in addition to undertaking specific functions such as freedom of information internal reviews, data analysis and preparation of a range of information, reports and briefings


The post is suitable for and will be of interest to those with a desire to develop their existing project, organizational and communications skills, and undertake new and challenging tasks in a professional service.


The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent project management skills, experience in undertaking and supporting research, effective workload management and ability to prioritize and work under pressure. They will be able to anticipate and proactively seek opportunities for improvement activity, and have excellent communication and team working skills. In addition, they will demonstrate understanding of the sensitive nature of business undertaken within the service, and awareness of the necessity to exercise discretion and sensitivity in undertaking their role


The benefits package includes a 36 hour week, flexible working hours, up to 30 days paid holidays and 7 public holidays a year, final salary pension scheme, a comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resources and access to a range of discounted benefits.

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