Legal Support Officer

£22,402 - £23,756 per annum

MKLS is looking for a Legal Support Officer to join our friendly team, working on varied administrative tasks across the three partner authorities. You will support the work of the legal team with a positive approach.  There will be opportunities to assist with more challenging non-complex legal work, for which training in new skills will be provided. 

This is a full-time position on a fixed term contract for 6 months with the potential for extension. 

Please note this role is based at Tunbridge Wells Town Hall with hybrid working available, office attendance minimum 2 days a week.

About Swale Borough Council 

Swale Borough Council is a progressive and ambitious Local Authority, located less than an hour from Central London in an attractive and diverse part of Kent involving urban, rural, and coastal areas. We believe that staff are our most valuable asset and we’re committed to attracting and retaining the very best. In recent times we have adapted and evolved to meet the current world by introducing a highly flexible hybrid working policy, along with a 34-hour week, recognising that staff wellbeing and work life balance is high on our agenda. 

Our Offer

A range of benefits including: 

• 34 hour full time working week with the offices closing at 1:30pm on Friday
• Highly flexible hybrid working opportunities
• 7am to 7pm flexi time to suit personal circumstances for most role
• Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.
• Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year.
• Free parking
• Range of flexible working opportunities to accommodate people’s home/work life balance including compressed hours, 9-day fortnight, part time.
• Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities
• Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family.
• Life Assurance – three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
• Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
• Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car.  The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax.
• Annual flu vaccine
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping
• Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals
• A professional fee payment, if required for the role

About You

Are you a client-focused team-player, able to communicate clearly and with some experience   of working in the legal sector? If so, then we’d really like to hear from you. Whether you have experience as a legal secretary looking to continue your career or you are looking for experience in or are interested by the legal sector as a new career or want to progress to qualifying as a solicitor or legal executive, this could be the role for you.

Selection Process

Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting manager. Those that are successful in securing an interview can expect job specific interview assessment, followed by an interview. 

Swale Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Swale Borough Council has a Skilled Worker Sponsorship License which enables successful candidates in eligible roles to be sponsored for work Visa purposes.

If you would like to discuss this position, please contact William Tait, Business Manager on 01622 602513. 

To apply for the position please click on the apply link above and complete the online application form or by phone on 01622 602555.

Closing date: 31 March 2024
Interview date: W/c 8 April 2024
For further information or to apply, please click on the 'Enquire/Apply' button below.