Legal assistant

About Haringey Haringey Council is one of 32 boroughs in London. Haringey is an extremely diverse borough, and the Council has set clear ambitious objectives through its borough plan to make Haringey a better place to live, encourage investment and create opportunities that all can share. Haringey rsquo;s vision for the future is one of sustainable growth, in housing and jobs and on helping our residents and businesses take advantage of that growth. We have got huge ambitions for Haringey. As the shape of local government continues to change, we are determined to rise to the challenge and find new ways to ensure that our residents enjoy the best opportunities in life. Working at Haringey gives you the opportunity to play a part in meeting those ambitions on behalf of everyone who calls the borough their home. About the role This is a great opportunity to work as a Legal Assistant in a busy in-house legal team. The role entails working closely with our Social Care Lawyers. You will undertake work on a wide range of challenging and interesting cases. Your day to day work will include assisting fee earners with routine correspondence, administrative tasks, court bundling, contacting expert witnesses, disclosure, attending Court, and progressing your own caseload of section 7 and 37 matters. Working for Haringey At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts. About you We are looking for confident, motivated, resilient people with strong communication and influencing skills. You will be able to work on your own initiative, objectively, calmly and efficiently under pressure in order to deal with priorities and manage time. You must also be able to develop and maintain good relationships with clients and key stakeholders. About the team This is an exciting time to join our excellent and friendly Lexcel accredited in-house legal team, which is delivering an efficient and high-quality legal service that enables the council to deliver its corporate priorities