Job Description
The General Dental Council (GDC) have an exciting opportunity to join our Legal Presentations Team in a varied and interesting role as a Paralegal (Legal Operations) on a full-time, fixed-term contract for 12 months. This role is Hybrid (2 days per week spent working from the GDC’s office in central London).\n\nAbout us:\n\nOur primary purpose is to protect the public and maintain public confidence in dental services. To achieve this, we register qualified dental professionals, set standards for the dental team, investigate complaints about dental professionals' fitness to practise, and work to ensure the quality of dental education.\n\nOur work matters and so do our people. We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion by recruiting and strengthening our teams with team members from different backgrounds, life experiences and viewpoints.\n\nAbout the role of Paralegal:\n\nThe General Dental Council (GDC) is the statutory body responsible for regulating dental professionals in the UK.\n\nWe have an exciting opportunity to join our Legal Presentations Team in a varied and interesting role as a Paralegal (Legal Operations) on a fixed term basis.
The Paralegal (Legal Operations) will support various activities led by the Legal Operations and External Contracts Manager and will involve working closely with the GDC’s panel firms on some of the GDC’s most complex fitness to practise matters.\n\nYou will support the administration and management of a caseload of fitness to practise cases, ensuring all actions are taken in a timely manner. The role involves preparation of case bundles to support instructions, drafting and inputting to key legal and case management documents. You will also have the opportunity to get involved in various organisational and team projects.\n\nWe aim to provide the opportunity to develop your paralegal legal skills in the regulatory environment as well as legal operations skills.
As such you will also work in close collaboration with paralegals in the In-house Legal Presentation Service (ILPS).\n\nAbout you:\n\nThe successful candidate will need:\n\nEvidence of legal qualifications or extensive relevant legal experience.\n\t\nHealthcare regulation experience or transferable litigation experience.\n\t\nStrong written, oral communication, analytical and interpersonal skills.\n\t\nExceptional documentation skills – including drafting and preparing case documentation/bundles, with the ability to be clear and concise.\n\t\nExperience of dealing with a variety of stakeholders, including members of the public.\n\t\nDemonstrable experience of planning and organising workload and managing own time effectively.\n\t\nComply with GDC policies and statutory obligations, including data protection and equality, diversity and inclusion.\n\t\nStrong ICT skills, including the use of case management systems and Microsoft Office products.\n\nBenefits:\n\nThe GDC is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, that provides an environment that reflects our values and culture and allows employees to flourish.\n\nTo support this we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, including flexible working arrangements from day one and employee networks that aid growth and development.\n\nSome of our benefits include:\n\n27 days holiday (plus statutory) - rising to 30 days after 2 years’ service\n\t\nPension contributions up to 10%\n\t\nBuy/Sell annual leave\n\t\nEnhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave from 1 years’ service.\n\t\nLife assurance, income protection plan and enhanced sick leave policy\n\t\nStaff discounts including eye care contributions and discounted gym membership.\n\nWe encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. \n\nClosing date: 23:59 on 30 March 2025.\n\nPlease relate your supporting statement to the person specification of the job you are applying for expanding on your skills, experience and qualifications.\n\nPlease note that a full job description is attached which includes further job responsibilities and specifications.\n\nPlease note we reserve the right to bring this campaign to a close early and would therefore advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.\n\nPlease no agencies unless instructed otherwise