Paralegal - Cambridgeshire & Huntingdon Combined Authority

Closing Date: 2nd October 2024

The opportunity and context
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Paralegal to join our team full time. The role comes with a competitive salary starting from £26,421per annum depending upon experience.

The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority works with our local councils, the Business Board (Local Enterprise Partnership), local public services, Government departments and agencies, universities, and businesses to grow the local and national economy.

Our mission is to make life better, healthier, and fairer for all. We strive to serve our community by working cooperatively and leading with compassion. We are aiming for growth – but good growth. We want to close the gap in healthy life expectancy and salaries, increase access to employment and education, protect our environment and boost innovation.

We pride ourselves on being a great place to work, where people can thrive both as individuals and as part of a brilliant team.

What we need
About the role:

We are looking to recruit a Paralegal to assist our legal team with administrative work, legal research, drafting agreements and preparing documents and court bundles.

Key responsibilities of our Paralegal:

• To maintain a caseload of routine and some non-routine matters under supervision.
• To provide clear and accurate legal advice to clients in the CPCA’s services.
• To draft legal documentation.
• To research and analyse the law.
• To attend court with counsel on own cases and those of others in Legal Services.
• To use the case management system and to record chargeable hours per annum or such other target as may be set.
• To provide any performance data required by the Service promptly and accurately.
• To ensure that all work is carried out to the standards required by any formal arrangement with clients.
• To play a full part in the team to which the postholder is assigned, attending team meetings, briefings etc and working co-operatively with colleagues.
• Provide administrative support.

What we're looking for
What we are looking for in our Paralegal:

Knowledge:

• Legal qualification
• Knowledge of and experience in one or more of the following areas of law relevant to the team in which the post holder will be working: Environment law, Transport Law, Contracts/commercial law, General Litigation, Employment law, Local Government Policy, Procurement & Contracts, Adult education
• Law degree (desirable)

Experience:

• Experience of working in a legal office. (desired)
• Experience of drafting legal documentation.
• Experience of using a case management system.
• Experience of undertaking a caseload of routine and some non-routine matters.
  IT literate.
• Experience of achieving chargeable hours targets.
• Experience of providing legal services to clients to agreed standards and of adhering to client care policies and initiatives.
• Understanding of the workings of local government

As part of our commitment to promoting equality and diversity, we invite you to complete our voluntary Equal Opportunities Questionnaire Form. Your participation in this process is entirely optional and will not impact your application in any way. The information you provide will be kept confidential and will only be used for internal monitoring purposes. Please click on the link to complete Equal Opportunities Questionnaire Form

For more information about this role please find the job description on our website

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Paralegal then please email your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk now – We’d love to hear from you!