Legal Assistant

An exciting development opportunity has arisen for a Legal Assistant working within the contracts team to join our in-house legal department and play a key role in delivering legal advice to the diverse group of departments within the Council.

In light of the variety of advice we provide, we are looking for candidates with a 'can do' attitude towards learning and a flexible approach to work. For the right candidate, this post presents a real opportunity to develop their career and become involved in high level legal work across the Council.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Principal Legal Officer and Senior Legal Officer to provide a high quality service to the Council, and will receive their full support in undertaking this key role.

The council is an accredited Investors in People employer at gold level and holds ambassador status for the North East Better Health at Work Award.

We offer very attractive terms and conditions of employment, including generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working hours (where appropriate), membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and access to numerous other salary sacrifice schemes and staff benefits/discounts, including a lease car scheme.