Job Description

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Please note this vacancy is only available to Birmingham City Council employees.

Paralegal

Secondment/Acting Up (12 months)

Grade C - £35,412 - £44,075

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

A brilliant opportunity to work within a newly formed Housing Conditions legal team to address the increase in Housing Disrepair claims that are being received by the Council.

Birmingham City Council's legal service is unique and one of the largest in-house local authority legal teams. The City Council is on its journey of transformation and everyone within legal services is essential to the Council's success and achieving beneficial outcomes for our citizens. We are working to reduce the amount of housing legal work that it outsourced, this newly formed team is essential to achieving this. You could be part of it.

As a paralegal you will provide paralegal and legal support to lawyers within the legal service. You will undertake case work and co-work matters with colleagues. You will have the opportunity to represent the City Council in legal proceedings and meetings.

Key responsibilities:

• Attending Courts and Tribunals, including attending upon Counsel, in connection with any proceedings and to prepare reports thereon as required
• Commissioning and instructing expert witnesses and external lawyers/counsel
• Carrying out legal research, preparing applications, and drafting documents and correspondence
• Conducting advocacy in courts and tribunals on behalf of the council
• Taking instructions and giving advice

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team <Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk>

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

and Person Specification

We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).