Senior Legal Assistant (People)

Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success.

• Do you have the skills and experience to support a busy Childrens’s and Adult Services legal team
• Do you want the chance to carry out varied and challenging work and grab the progression opportunities this will bring
• Have you outstanding interpersonal skills
• If so, you may be the perfect candidate for this role.

This is an amazing opportunity to play a key role in driving forward the development and offer within legal services and a real opportunity to improve Knowsley as a place

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact Trevor Steele  on 07815721153 for an informal discussion.

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.