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Cheshire East Legal Services has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Assistant within our ‘People’ team, working alongside Adults, Education and Childcare legal colleagues.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Legal Services provides legal advice, support, guidance and representation to the Council colleagues, as well as elected members and stakeholders across the full range of services delivered by Cheshire East Council.

Working alongside our People Legal Team, you will support the service to deliver on a range of legal matters in order to protect and advance the interests of the Council and to meet the required standards and deadlines.

Your role will include supporting Managers and Lawyers within the team to run an efficient and high-quality legal service. Responsibilities will include supporting other legal staff by undertaking specific tasks, and assisting in the provision of effective administration support across legal services.

We are a close-knit supportive team, working hard towards positive outcomes for our client departments.. You will also be encouraged to build on your career goals, in a forward thinking, inclusive Authority.

ABOUT YOU

You will;

Have relevant experience working within the legal field, or administration.
Be computer literate with good IT skills, & able to effectively use databases and/or Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Word, Excel and Outlook etc.)
Be able to manage routine and more specialised administration tasks with minimal supervision.
Be flexible and to be able to work in a fast-paced financial environment where deadlines and priorities may change.
Be able to work on your own initiative, as well as being part a wider legal team, plan and prioritise competing workloads.
Have the ambition for career progression within the legal team when opportunities arise.