Legal Officer

Location Hull
Salary £17.59 - 21.92 per hour
Reference 219605

 

Sanctuary Personnel are looking for a Legal Officer to work for Hull City Council.

This is a full-time locum role paying £17.59 - £21.92 per hour

Key Responsibilites:

  • Independently evaluate, draft and prepare all documents.  Draft instructions to Counsel when external Barristers are brought in to represent the Council and instruct solicitors to act as agents on behalf of the Council and negotiate their fees.
  • Use various Council systems to research cases – for example Lexis Nexis, Practical Law.  Examine legal documents to ensure accuracy.  
  • The Health and Safety at Work etc.  Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council as your employer and you as an employee of the Council.  In addition to the Council’s overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health and safety and that of other employees, additional and more specific responsibilites are identified in the Council’s Corporate Health and Safety Policy.

Applicant Requirements:

  • Educated to a Academic Degree Level or equivalent or a significant level of experience relevant to the post.
  • Recent experience.
  • Experience of supporting a team according to available resources and skill levels and working co-operatively with others.
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Knowledge of licensing
  • Good organisational skills

Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced candidates who meet these requirements for this Passenger Assistant role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work.

Contact: This job is advertised by Jake Benham. If you are interested in this position, please click above to apply now.