Total 236 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Manchester, Bristol, bs324sd

DVLA Enforcement Officer Here at NSL, we are not just the "parking people"; but market leaders in our industry. Our team of highly trained frontline colleagues and back-office support team members provide outsourced business services to the public and private sectors. These include comprehensive parking and street management solutions that contribute to creating a great place to work and live. Our Enforcement Officers play a big part by removing untaxed vehicles on behalf of the DVLA. What does a DVLA Enforcement Officer Do? * Liaises with members of the public and give advice regarding clamping and fines.
* Advises the public on payment methods and other issues regarding enforcement action taken on their vehicle.
* Work alongside other agencies, when required including, Police, DVLA and VOSA.
* Deals with enquiries from the public regarding enforcement action and ensures the relevant information packs are available.
* Ensures all vehicles and enforcement equipment is serviced and fit for purpose, reporting faults to the Manager.
* Completes daily reports regarding activities What do you need to be a DVLA Enforcement Officer? Full UK Manual Driving Licence
Excellent Communication Skills
Self Motivated
Customer Focused
Ability to work shifts
Ability to work on own initiative
Previous experience in a similar role would be ideal but not essential What's in it for you? Competitive rates of pay
Staff benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail shopping, travel and socialising to health & wellbeing
Excellent Reward & Recognition Scheme
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity package [subject to eligibility criteria]
First Class Training & Development Opportunities
Pension Scheme
Full Uniform provided.
28 days' holiday including bank holidays.
Regular overtime
Shift Pattern: Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00 To speak to one of our recruitment colleagues or discuss how your skills or experience may suit the role, apply online today and a member of the team will be in touch soon. We are an equal opportunity employer, which means will consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and able lawyer to join the in-house legal team at Warrington Borough Council. Based within the Legal Safeguarding Team you will primarily work in the area of Adult Social care and/or Education.

You will be a key member of the team. The post involves provision of significant levels of support to the Legal Services Manager, solicitors and social work clients.

You will need excellent communication skills, team skills and the ability to interpret legislation in a common sense and practical manner, having due regard to the Council's legal responsibilities. Strong organisational and IT skills are essential. We offer a supportive environment within a friendly and progressive team with Lexcel accreditation.
Order is for ASC or Education paralegal/legal asst not property.

Join us as a Security Consultant

• In this key role, you’ll be working with the domain lead to define the product backlog and analyse a broad range of security information
• We’ll look to you to provide advice and guidance on the best course of action required to manage or solve any identified security risks
• It’s an opportunity to use your expertise to represent security in business led forums to achieve effective security governance

What you'll do

As a Security Consultant, you’ll analyse business requirements, technical solutions or processes to identify security related risks, and provide guidance on how they can be managed effectively through either technical or non-technical solutions. You’ll also be assisting the wider bank in the rapid delivery of their desired business and customer outcomes, making sure that bank system health and security are maintained and improved where possible.

Additionally, you’ll be:

• Using a broad knowledge in security specialisms, together with an appreciation of franchise and function strategies and objectives, to support the wider bank
• Participating in a culture of continuous improvement and collaborating with others, focusing on automation, virtualisation and scalability by incorporating security as early as possible
• Using knowledge and experience of industry standards and best practice to influence senior stakeholders
• Working with colleagues and across service teams to create a collaborative resource model, flexing resources and building agility across teams to foster a culture of collaboration
• Delivering high quality services that address key areas of risk to meet the bank’s requirements

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with a wide range of knowledge in a number of security related specialisms, coupled with effective stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.

You’ll also need:

• The ability to think strategically and demonstrate an appreciation of strategic alignment between security and the business domain
• A range of knowledge of industry standards and best practice, including ISF Standard of Good Practice (SOGP)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• An understanding of change management processes and Agile methodologies
• The ability to assess and address security challenges in a dynamic environment
• Knowledge and experience of cloud service providers, including AWS, GCP, and Azure
• The ability to explain complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Knowledge and experience of vulnerability management tooling and processes

Join us as our Head of Group Public Policy Research & Political Risk

• This is a varied and engaging role in which you’ll be responsible for supporting your function and wider business with policy development, political horizon scanning, political engagement and the identification of political risk
• You’ll be working with senior stakeholders and leading a highly skilled team, continually driving the identification and mitigation of potential risks
• Your work will have an enormous impact as you’ll develop and implement our centre of expertise regarding political policy, research and risk

What you'll do

As our Head of Group Public Policy Research & Political Risk, you’ll be responsible for driving the development of policy interventions. In doing so, you’ll develop our strategic approach for the use of lobbying governments and politicians across the UK. You’ll be expected to stay abreast of the key political policy areas of the day in order to develop our policy positions across a number of areas.

In addition to this, you’ll be responsible for:

• The horizon scanning of key issues covering policy and political risk
• Identifying any political risks we might face before developing mitigating actions
• Developing research materials to support regional board communications, influencer engagement and the Levelling Up agenda
• Developing simple, accessible materials on our strategy and purpose for external use

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with the ability to deliver clear, well researched materials for external parties covering our strategy. As such, you’ll be able to deal with highly sensitive and confidential materials.

Along with an understanding of our wider strategy, you’ll have the ability to research complex political policies and how they affect us and our customers.

You will also need a contacts book, the desire to build that contacts book and the willingness to engage with politicians and officials on an ongoing and out of hours basis.

We’re also looking for:

• The ability to build strong and widespread relationships across the bank
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate innovative solutions to potential risks
• Effective leadership skills to manage a highly skilled, experienced and well connected team
• The ability to lobby government on areas of political policy and risk that affect us

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting alongside a Local Authority in the Greater Manchester area, who are looking for a Legal Assistant to join their Children's Team. They are offering a great opportunity for candidates with experience or those with a law degree wishing to gain entry level experience as a Legal Assistant to apply.

ROLE: Childcare Legal Assistant
RATE: £15-£20ph
BASED: Manchester - Hybrid working
CONTRACT LENGTH: 6 Months ongoing

The Role/ Responsibilities

• They will work alongside a Senior Legal Assistant undertaking Childcare proceedings.
• Requesting and filing evidence, answering calls, booking Counsel.
• Drafting and preparing Bundles
• Working and supporting Lawyers on Childcare matters.

The Person

• Experience within Childcare Law is a benefit but the council is open to candidates with a law degree / LPC / bar finals passed, looking to gain entry level experience
• Great communication skills, written and oral.
• Prompt, organised and efficient.

Benefits

• Weekly Pay
• Hybrid Working
• Flexible Hours

If this Childcare Legal Assistant vacancy sounds right for you or someone you may know, don't hesitate to get in touch with Aanisah Khan via email Aanisah.Khan@Servicecare.org.uk or via phone on 01772208969

We also welcome referrals for this position, where a successful recommendation would be worth £250.

Associate Family Law Solicitor
£34,000 to £38,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6A)
Bristol or Manchester (hybrid working - spending a minimum of 1 day each week working from the office - find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy)

We're looking for an associate family law solicitor to join us at Co-op Legal Services, as part of our growing Family Law team.

At Co-op Legal Services we do things differently, we're passionate about providing an exceptional client experience and our Family department has a 4.8/5 trust pilot rating owing to just that. In this role you'll manage a variety of new and existing family caseloads end-to-end and take a client-focussed approach to achieving targets. You won't need to bring a following of clients with you as we will source these for you, and you don't need to support with the business development side allowing you more time to focus on your cases. As a fast-growing business, we're committed to supporting your development and providing you with the opportunity to shape our future.

What you'll do

• Provide legal advice to clients over the phone and via other written communications channels
• Progress a mixed caseload of family matters, undertaking active negotiation and mediation
• Make sure our various targets are met
• Support the team in progressing more complex cases as needed
• Draft and audit legal documents and correspondence
• Continuously develop your legal knowledge and awareness in all areas of family law

This role would suit people who have

• Qualified as solicitor / CILEX qualified, with experience in handling privately funded family law matters
• Solid technical knowledge of divorce, separation, financial settlements, cohabitation, and children law
• Experience using a case management system
• Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with partners up to senior level
• Good attention to detail and a strong customer focus

Why Co-op?

As a Co-op colleague, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You'll also get:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Free weekday access to the Aztec Hotel leisure facilities in Bristol
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• YuLife - an app that rewards you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

If you're successful in your application, we'll perform some background checks as part of our pre-employment screening process. These will include an SRA check, credit checks, and a DBS (disclosure and barring service) check. Please note Co-op does not offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Associate Family Law Solicitor
£34,000 to £38,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6A)
Bristol or Manchester (hybrid working - spending a minimum of 1 day each week working from the office - find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy)

We're looking for an associate family law solicitor to join us at Co-op Legal Services, as part of our growing Family Law team.

At Co-op Legal Services we do things differently, we're passionate about providing an exceptional client experience and our Family department has a 4.8/5 trust pilot rating owing to just that. In this role you'll manage a variety of new and existing family caseloads end-to-end and take a client-focussed approach to achieving targets. You won't need to bring a following of clients with you as we will source these for you, and you don't need to support with the business development side allowing you more time to focus on your cases. As a fast-growing business, we're committed to supporting your development and providing you with the opportunity to shape our future.

What you'll do

• Provide legal advice to clients over the phone and via other written communications channels
• Progress a mixed caseload of family matters, undertaking active negotiation and mediation
• Make sure our various targets are met
• Support the team in progressing more complex cases as needed
• Draft and audit legal documents and correspondence
• Continuously develop your legal knowledge and awareness in all areas of family law

This role would suit people who have

• Qualified as solicitor / CILEX qualified, with experience in handling privately funded family law matters
• Solid technical knowledge of divorce, separation, financial settlements, cohabitation, and children law
• Experience using a case management system
• Good communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with partners up to senior level
• Good attention to detail and a strong customer focus

Why Co-op?

As a Co-op colleague, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You'll also get:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Free weekday access to the Aztec Hotel leisure facilities in Bristol
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• YuLife - an app that rewards you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

If you're successful in your application, we'll perform some background checks as part of our pre-employment screening process. These will include an SRA check, credit checks, and a DBS (disclosure and barring service) check. Please note Co-op does not offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Security Operative (037/23-24)Xaverian College is a Catholic Sixth Form College in which members of staff are committed to the Mission of the College and exemplify Gospel values in the care and support of all community members.
Xaverian College is committed to providing a safe learning environment in which every community member can achieve their full potential, feels valued, safe and supported, and is free from all forms of harassment, discrimination and anti-social behaviour. We are a college that promotes and celebrates diversity and which practises equality of opportunity.
About the role:
This ‘outstanding’ Sixth Form College, based in Manchester, is looking to appoint 3 Security Operatives to provide external gate security to ensure the safety of staff, students and visitors to the College.Further information about the roles and requirements can be found in the accompanying job description and person specification/further information documents. Job Title: Security OperativeJob Reference: 037/23-24Hours/Contract: 35 hours per week, Term Time plus 3 weeks (0.91FTE), Permanent.The role will involve working on a shift rota
Rota 1: 8.00am to 3.30pm
Rota 2: 9.00am to 4.30pmSalary: SFCA Support Staff Pay Scale 7 to 10 (£23,585 per annum to £25,276 pro rata per annum) Actual Salary: £21,345 - £22,876Start date: ASAPClosing date: 12 noon, Thursday 18th July 2024

** Legal Support Assistant **

IMMEDIATE START - 12 MONTHS CONTRACT

• Upto £40k based on exp
• Immediate start and Interviews
• Manchester Based
• Hybrid working

A leading Professional Services firm based in Manchester is currently recruiting for an experienced Legal Support Assistant /PA.

You will be working as a team to act as a point of contact for fee earners and the completion of their work, the role with undertake all aspects of the Legal Support Assistant role, and where appropriate, manage the workflow by utilising Administrative Assistants and Document Production, retaining ownership and accountability of all tasks through to completion. Provide a high quality, comprehensive workflow management and organisational service to fee earners in the group and exceptional client service

Duties:

• Manage the production of documents and check returned work produced by the Document Production team
• Taking and making client related calls, dealing with and handling message taking as appropriate.
• Manage Interaction and ensure new prospects, clients and contacts, activities and business development information are added.
• Responsible for keeping up to date with client specific protocols and processes, implementing, providing guidance and training to others where necessary and ongoing monitoring.
• Support fee earners in business development activities including the involvement in preparation of pitches and presentations, scheduling meetings e.g. tenders, directories, internal clients.
• Manage diaries, ensuring they are up-to date, anticipating requirements e.g. associated travel /accommodation bookings, meeting rooms, drafting itineraries, preparing agendas, preparing and circulating papers.
• Produce and maintain Excel spreadsheets as required.
• First point of contact for the team, dealing with queries and acting on initiative to provide exceptional client service, promoting and developing ownership within the teams.
• Arrange for the preparation and collation of internal sector newsletters and briefings.
• Arrange photocopying, printing, organising couriers, sending out letters, faxes etc.
• Receiving instructions via digital dictation for tasks and acting upon the same.
• Key point of contact for fee earners and clients to maintain relationships and ensure a high level of support is always provided by the team.
• Assisting fee earners with billing related tasks.
• Minute taking, following up designated actions to ensure completion ahead of the next meeting.

Requirements:

• Proven experience of managing client facing tasks and priorities, with a hands on, practical approach.
• Effective at investigating issues and seeing a problem through to conclusion.
• Conscientious, taking personal responsibility for own work and accountability for its delivery and quality.
• Excellent team player, sharing in team goals to provide excellent quality and efficiency of service, with a willingness to take on new responsibilities and challenges. Positive can-do attitude with the ability to adapt to change.
• Confidential and discreet but able to redirect information when appropriate to ensure areas of concern are resolved effectively.
• Well organised and methodical with excellent attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in all client communications and deliverables.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Tate is committed to promoting equal opportunities. To ensure that every candidate has the best experience with us, we encourage you to let us know if there are any adjustments we can make during the application or interview process. Your comfort and accessibility are our priority, and we are here to support you every step of the way. Additionally, we value and respect your individuality, and we invite you to share your preferred pronouns in your application.

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting alongside a Local Authority in the Greater Manchester area, who are looking for a Legal Assistant to join their Children's Team. They are offering a great opportunity for candidates with experience or those with a law degree wishing to gain entry level experience as a Legal Assistant to apply.

ROLE: Childcare Legal Assistant
RATE: £15-£20ph
BASED: Manchester - Hybrid working
CONTRACT LENGTH: 6 Months ongoing

The Role/ Responsibilities

• They will work alongside a Senior Legal Assistant undertaking Childcare proceedings.
• Requesting and filing evidence, answering calls, booking Counsel.
• Drafting and preparing Bundles
• Working and supporting Lawyers on Childcare matters.

The Person

• Experience within Childcare Law is a benefit but the council is open to candidates with a law degree / LPC / bar finals passed, looking to gain entry level experience
• Great communication skills, written and oral.
• Prompt, organised and efficient.

Benefits

• Weekly Pay
• Hybrid Working
• Flexible Hours

If this Childcare Legal Assistant vacancy sounds right for you or someone you may know, don't hesitate to get in touch with Aanisah Khan via email Aanisah.Khan@Servicecare.org.uk or via phone on 01772208969

We also welcome referrals for this position, where a successful recommendation would be worth £250.

Our client is in need of a Criminal Law Paralegal or Solicitor

This position is based in the Crime department and answers to our Head of Department. Our Head of Department is internationally renowned criminal solicitor who has been practicing for number of years. You will be located at our either Bradford or Manchester Office but may at times be required to travel to our other offices. This role is not a remote working role.

Responsibilities:
Handle a caseload of criminal defence matters. Conduct legal research, draft legal documents, and provide sound legal advice to clients. Represent clients in court proceedings, including hearings, trials, and mediations. Collaborate with colleagues and external stakeholders to achieve favorable outcomes for clients. Maintain accurate and detailed records of case progress and communications with clients.

Requirements:
Qualified solicitor with a minimum of 2 year of post-qualification experience in criminal defence. We would consider a paralegal with 1 year of experience. Our ideal candidate should also be police station accredited or someone who wish to undertake this course.

Strong knowledge of criminal procedure rules and relevant laws. Excellent analytical, research, and drafting skills. Proven track record of successfully handling a variety of crime cases. Exceptional communication and advocacy skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment. Commitment to providing exceptional client service and achieving positive results. Willingness to continuously learn and adapt to new challenges in the legal field.

Our Company benefit:
Competitive salary commensurate with experience and performance.
Generous annual leave allowance, including additional days for tenure.
Opportunities for professional development and continuing education, including support for further qualifications.
Flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance.
Collaborative and inclusive work culture that values diversity and teamwork.
Access to cutting-edge technology and resources to support your work.
Regular social events and team-building activities to foster a supportive and enjoyable work environment.
Opportunities for career advancement and growth within the firm.
Employee assistance program providing confidential counseling and support services.
Pension scheme with employer contributions.
Employee discounts on legal services for personal matters.
Employee discounts program

Job Type: Permanent

Mu client is a well established family business which has been producing craft bakery goods for over 60 years. They are an award winning company with a strong reputation and a passion for craft baking.

THE ROLE
You will be part of our Security team. Your main duties will include (but not be limited to):
* Supervise the main entrance at the gatehouse, ensuring only authorised personnel may enter the Bakery compound;
* Monitor and authorise the entrance and departure of employees, contractors and other persons, permitting entry logging people in and out of the Bakery compound;
* Frequent monitoring of the Company's CCTV system;
* Answering external and internal phone calls, meeting and greeting visitors;
* Controlling fleet drivers in and out and ensuring daily check sheets are submitted;
* Completing a hand over report. Reporting any safety concerns, security breaches and unusual circumstances, occurrences, and CCTV activities. You will be responsible for writing detailed reports of what occurred during your shift;
* Provide regular internal and external patrols of the compound areas, including patrolling both bakery production sites (Crescent Road and Lostock Lane) as required;
* Display a good level of vigilance throughout a shift. You must not be easily distracted;
* The ability to work independently and as part of a team;
* Load vehicles when required;
* You will be expected to travel to locations throughout all the Company's shops and wholesale, fleet customers to perform security duties as required;
* Maintain standards of conduct, discretion, confidentiality and sound judgement, with able to remain calm under pressure and take control of incidents;
* Provide site support to employees when requested;
* Remain professional at all times.

HOURS OF WORK & BENEFITS
You will be required to work a shift system on a rota basis to cover our 24/7 operation. This is a full-time position working approximately 45 hours per week with a 4 on 4 off rota of days and nights.
Holidays: 28 days per annum, including bank holidays.
Job Type: Full-time, permanent on satisfactory completion of probationary period
Salary: Our Security Officers commence on the National Minimum Wage for their age band
Free on-site parking, uniform, access to discounted products and a workplace pension scheme. We also hold staff events such as family fun days and ten pin bowling competitions and have an employee of the month scheme.

THE PERSON
* You must hold a current driving licence. N.B. If you are a driver under age 25 it is a condition of our vehicle insurance that you must accept responsibility of the insurance excess, should it be required for insurance claims.
* You must be able to work on your own initiative.
* You will have the ability to work night shifts and unsociable hours.
* Good communication skills and previous experience in similar line of work are required.
* Due to the nature of our business you are required to be flexible in your working arrangements, it may be necessary to work alternative hours, shift patterns or unsociable hours, including weekends and overtime may be required, and on some days. Or change shifts at minimal notice.

Salary: £11.44 per hour
Schedule:
* 12 hour shift
* Day shift
* Night shift
* Weekend availability
* Discounted or free food
* Free parking
Schedule:
* Day shift
* Night shift
* Weekend availability

Time Recruitment Solutions Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Your new company
Our client is a household name who have been operating for over 100 years. They currently have fantastic opportunities for law Graduates to join their Legal Advisor team in Bristol. If you are a Law graduate with at least an LLB and customer service experience, we would love to hear from you! This is an exciting opportunity to work for a well-known brand, whilst using your skills to gain valuable experience within a legal services environment. Our client have parking available on site and are also happy for you to work remotely part of the week, once you have completed your training.

Your new role
Joining a busy and specialist team, you will provide legal advice and assistance to customers over the phone, advising on various areas of law, focusing on property, family, private client and employment. As a Legal Advisor you can expect to be providing accurate, initial legal advice and assistance to clients by telephone and in writing on a range of private law matters, offering positive resolutions over the phone. You can expect to work your way through their specially designed career framework which will allow you to become an expert in core areas of law such as Employment, Property and Family.

What you'll need to succeed
As a minimum you'll be a Law graduate (LLB), ideally with customer service experience looking to take the next step into building your legal career. Our client is also keen to hear from more experienced candidates, particularly those with the LPC and/or with expertise in providing advice in various areas of law, particularly family, property, private client and employment. You must be confident when dealing with customers and able to manage difficult conversations effectively with strong listening and communication skills. Our client don't necessarily require any experience in core foundation areas of law, however, if you have previously advised in these areas that would be highly advantageous.

What you'll get in return
You will receive a competitive starting salary, generous holiday allowance and an excellent pension scheme. You will receive a great deal of support from the management team and dedicated specialist legal and claims trainers, to continue to develop your knowledge and experience. You'll participate in their renowned 4-week training programme to prepare you for the role and have real opportunity for progression within their Legal Department.

What you need to do now
If you are interested in applying for this position click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new role, please contact Ralph Barreto at Hays Legal in complete confidence at Hays.

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Content Executive - Co-op Legal Services
£34,000 to £38,000 plus excellent benefits, including up to 10% employer pension contribution and health & wellbeing incentives (Work Level 6A)
Remote, with some travel to any of our three offices - Bristol, Manchester, or Stratford-upon-Avon (approx. 2-3 times a month)

We're looking for a motivated Content Executive to join us and help us help us tell engaging and compelling stories about Co-op Legal Services. As the UK's largest consumer law firm, we're committed to providing our customers with an excellent service.

In this role, you'll be helping our customers by providing high quality accessible content and information about the services we provide and how they can benefit them. We'll also look to you to support our Marketing Lead in delivering omnichannel marketing, product, and service content for Co-op Legal Services (CLS). So, if you've the content experience we need, we can offer you the chance to grow your career and make a real difference within Co-op Legal Services.

What you'll do

* Support our marketing lead to create and deliver CLS' content strategy
* Develop and manage marketing, product, and service content on the CLS website and other channels
* Develop content to support our partnership strategy
* Make sure that all marketing communications are clear, transparent, and fully compliant with SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) regulations and brand guidelines
* Develop content to support the work of the Digital team (for example digital tools, products, optimisation of user experience)
* Support in the development and delivery of our social strategy to increase social following and engagement with CLS
* Make sure that reporting and analysis of content performance is completed on time, providing recommendations and delivering continuous improvement

This role would suit people who have

* Previous marketing experience within a legal environment
* Excellent written communication skills, with lots of creativity and the ability to deliver engaging content
* The ability to deliver projects on time and within budget, managing internal and external delivery partners and cross-functional teams
* The ability to work within a regulated content approval framework, making sure that content meets regulatory requirements
* A collaborative approach to content creation, with the ability to work effectively with others in an agile team

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

* An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
* 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
* A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
* Coaching and training to support your career development
* Wagestream app - giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn
* YuLife app - rewarding you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands

At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

Building a diverse environment

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

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** Legal PA **

IMMEDIATE START - 12 MONTHS CONTRACT

• Upto £33k based on exp
• Immediate start and Interviews
• Manchester Based
• Hybrid working

A leading Professional Services firm based in Manchester is currently recruiting for an experienced Legal PA.

As the single point of contact for Partners and the completion of their work, the role will undertake all aspects of a PA role, or where appropriate, manage the workflow by utilising Team Assistants and Document Production, retaining ownership and accountability of all tasks through to completion. Provide a high quality, comprehensive workflow management and organisational service to fee earners in the group and exceptional client service.

Duties:

• Diary management for the client operations director
• Preparation of external client meeting packs
• Preparation and maintenance of client operational manuals
• Updating various SharePoint pages
• Attendance at internal operational meetings; preparing agendas, minuting, and following up actions
• Co-ordinating monthly and quarterly client specific publications
• Undertaking annual governance documentation reviews

Requirements:

• Proven experience in a similar role, ideally gained in a Legal or Professional services environment
• Sound inter-personnel skills as you would be required to liaise with colleagues at every level
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage own time effectively within a fast-paced environment
• Customer/client service focused
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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