Legal Assistant Children and Adults Legal
| Posting date: | 12 January 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 February 2026 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG2 3NG |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6773 |
Summary
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £28,598 (Level one) rising to £31,022 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
Working in a fast paced, busy team your main role will be to support Lawyers with Child Protection work, including PLO pre-proceedings and Care Proceedings cases. You will also have conduct of your own caseload of private law cases where the Court requires information from the Local Authority. This work includes taking statements, obtaining evidence and disclosure from other agencies, assisting with the instruction of experts and Counsel, drafting legal documents, and attending PLO family meetings. The sensitive and confidential nature of the work means that a flexible and tactful approach is essential to this role. In conjunction with the team and the relevant stakeholders, it will be your job to represent the Council appropriately in relation to the above matters. There may also be an opportunity to provide legal support in respect of Adult Social Care matters.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
· A basic knowledge of Family Court, Court of Protection and Civil Court Procedures.
· Experience of dealing with the preparation of cases for the Family Court, Court of Protection and Civil Courts to include the preparation of witness statements, court papers and court bundles.
· Familiarity with legal procedures and protocols and court systems
· Ability to be sensitive to the nature of the work undertaken and to ensure client confidentiality
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Natalie Grant, by email here.
Closing Date: 11:59pm 25th January 2026
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
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