Legal Assistant (Child Care)

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire. LE3 8RA Salary: £28,605 - £34,359 per annum (pay award pending) Working Hours: 37 Hours per week Contract Type: Permanent: Closing Date: 25th May 2026: Interview Date(s): TBC: About the Role: If so, Leicestershire County Council would very much welcome an application from you. The successful applicant will be joining a team of Paralegals each providing one to one legal support to friendly, busy and experienced childcare lawyers. At Leicestershire County Council we have a highly-regarded Childcare section with positive working relationships with the local judiciary and wider legal community. We very much value the role Paralegals play in supporting our work and in continuing to enhance our reputation, so you will be closely supported, mentored and supervised but also be given the opportunities to undertake a wide range of quality case management/Public Law Outline related work. Our approach is to equip our Paralegals with the skills and experience necessary to go on to become fully qualified lawyers should you wish to do so. - Are you an experienced Family/Childcare Law paralegal? - Ar...