Legal Assistant - PART TIME

What's involved with this role

Triumph Consultants are looking for a Legal Assistant to assist with the preparation of legal documents, registering and responding to Freedom of Information (FOI) and Data Access requests – ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and undertaking administrative duties as required. Contract is for 4 months in Devon.

Legal Assistant

Pay Rate

£13.70 per hour PAYE

Hours per week

18.5, working mornings Monday – Friday, 08:30 - 13:00

Contract length

4 Months

Location

Bideford, Devon, EX39 2QG

Office-based

Key requirements

NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or relevant equivalent qualification or proven previous experience of working in an administrative/office environment

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office package

Desirable

Providing advice and dealing with FOI & Data Access requests

Local Government experience

Previous experience of working within a legal department

Key responsibilities

Register all Freedom of Information Requests received by the Council on the FOI database.

Register and process Subject Access Requests ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.

Renewing and updating ICO certificates for councillors.

Assist in the preparation of legal documents and provide administrative support.

Assist with processing Land Charge Searches, search requests as and when required.

We will also add your details to our mail out lists. Please note you may receive details of roles outside of your immediate vicinity, as many candidates are able to relocate temporarily for work. Please disregard any such emails that are not of interest and let us know if you would rather not receive such mailouts and/or if you wish us to delete your details and prefer to apply direct to our advertised roles.

Torridge 5307896

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.

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Job Ref

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Anticipated Length of Assignment

Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates.

We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.

Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs.

Important

We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.