Advanced Apprentice - Paralegal

The Opportunity

Salary: £22,737 to £23,144 per annum

Contract Type: Two-year fixed term or Secondment

Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week

Location: County Hall, Chichester and hybrid working from home

Interview date: w/c 10 June 2024

Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey to kick start your career? We have an Apprenticeship role up for grabs!

Get ready to dive into the world of law as you undertake and complete the various elements of the Advanced Apprenticeship: Level 3 Paralegal. This unique opportunity will provide you with valuable skills and experience that will pave the way for an exceptional future in the legal field.

This will involve working with an assessor to develop a work-based portfolio. You will undertaking work-based assessments, completing all assignments / projects relating to the apprenticeship and presenting evidence portfolios for assessment within specified time limits. Working with short periods of concentration to solve varied problems, providing an effective service to customers and completing the required elements of the apprenticeship.

Providing a customer focused service to others under the guidance of your manager, in the field related to your Apprenticeship, by learning:

• to use some degree of initiative to respond independently to unexpected problems/situations and meet deadlines determined by your working arrangements or manager.
• to make decisions; for example, logging and re-directing queries from customers.
• to write varied information clearly in notes, messages and documents.
• how to decide what information to record on appropriate systems and arrange the data accordingly.
• how to develop documents for use by others, for example, a PowerPoint presentation or a report.
• attending meetings and briefings as directed by your manager making an appropriate contribution.
• attending learning commitments in support of your apprenticeship framework, e.g., internal training on presentations and presenting.
• Understanding and following all relevant organisational procedures.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking a candidate with a positive attitude and a strong desire to learn and grow. Your apprenticeship will be a flexible role where you will work alongside colleagues to provide a customer focused service to others.

You will need the drive and commitment to complete all your assignments / projects to achieve your Advanced Apprenticeship Level 3 Paralegal, and present evidence for assessment within specified time limits.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Working for us

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:

• an excellent local government pension scheme
• generous holiday entitlement of 25 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further information

The reference number for this role is CRS00784.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Jonathan Brown (Principal Solicitor) at . For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

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