£25,584, - £27,269 per annum 
 
Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / 12-months Fixed Term - 2 Posts Available

Exciting New Opportunities: Join Our Expanding Social Care & Safeguarding Legal Team

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? We have two new opportunities for driven and passionate individuals to join our dynamic and expanding Social Care and Safeguarding Legal Services Team as Paralegals.

As part of our continued growth, we're looking for talented individuals to play a vital role in supporting our busy, high-performing legal team. This is your chance to be part of a respected, professional service at the forefront of safeguarding and social care law.

We’re recruiting for two newly created positions:

• One Paralegal role in our Childcare Legal Team
• One Paralegal role in our Adult Social Care Legal Team

If you’re ambitious, motivated, and ready to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable children and adults, we want to hear from you.

The successful candidates will have a varied and interesting workload, undertaking a range of legal work as well providing administrative assistance and support to lawyers across the Social Care and Safeguarding Team.

The posts are especially suitable for those who have an eye for detail, the ability to work to deadlines, a can-do attitude and are keen to develop their legal skills and knowledge base. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to maintain positive relationships with clients. You will be encouraged to learn and develop your skills, enabling you to take your career to the next level.
Both available positions are fixed term posts for 12 months, working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. We offer hybrid working with significant flexibility and time split between working from home and working from our head office at City Hall. Clerking at Town Hall may also be required.

In return for your commitment to this role, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You will enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from several flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city, which is why we have designed our recruitment process to put you at ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out in you. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.

For an informal discussion about these posts, please contact:

Amy Owen-Davis, Principal Solicitor Childcare – amy.owen-davis@leicester.gov.uk/ 01164541404

Vicky Sowah, Principal Solicitor Adults - vicky.sowah@leicester.gov.uk/ 01164541385
 
Closing date: 4 September 2025
Interviews: W/c 8 September 2025

For further information or to apply, please click on the 'Enquire/Apply' button below.