Legal Administrative Assistant

Legal Administrative Assistant

UK HQ, Exeter or Sunderland office, 35 hours per week, permanent

Salary range per annum

£30,828 to £34,800* plus London weighting if applicable

There may be further flexibility to the locations advertised. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss if alternative office locations are available.

At the Royal College of Nursing we’re an optimistic organisation. And we’ve got good reason to be. We all share the same voice when it comes to changing the shape of the health policies of the future. And as the largest trade union of nursing staff and students in the UK – with over half a million members – all we can see are the infinite possibilities for a brighter future. Join us and you will too.

The role

As a Legal Administrative Assistant to the Regulatory legal team you will use your positive attitude, organisational skills and your ability to deliver top quality customer service to provide administrative support to a busy team of Legal Officers representing RCN members in relation to regulatory and employment law matters.

It's a job full of possibilities as you could get involved in anything from arranging meetings with members to liaising with barristers’ chambers and preparing documents. We'll look to you to help plan diaries and organise and keep files up to date. It's a great way to build your knowledge of our work and develop your potential.

As a Legal Administrative Assistant you will have hands on involvement in supporting our members and direct contact on a daily basis, utilising your customer service skills and passion for our services.

The person

To join us you’ll need good organisation skills and, ideally, a background in a relevant area such as working in an administrative role, preferably within a legal team.

Whatever your background, you'll be efficient, accurate and show a real customer focus in all you do.

To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.

What we offer you

We expect you to look after our members. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.

*We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.

We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home. At least 40% of your working time will be spent working in person.

Our selection process

Please click the ‘apply now’ button to apply and answer the supporting questions online demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.

We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.

Equal opportunities for everyone

Equity, diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we aim to foster an inclusive environment so our people can bring their authentic selves to work. This is integral to our mission to enable you to support our members and ensure their voice is heard by all UK governments to get the best outcomes for them and their patients.

As proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.

Contact details

For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Laura Calvert, Senior Legal Officer, at Laura.Calvert@rcn.org.uk

For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk

Opening date

18 May 2026

Closing date

11.59pm on 07 June 2026

If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, we may close this vacancy earlier.

Selection dates

6 & 7 July 2026

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.