Legal Clerk Permanent Grade 2 - £24,027 - £25,992 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review Working 36.5 hours per week We have openings across the following legal teams: 1x Civil Litigation & Personal Injury 2x Housing 3x Practice Management A brilliant opportunity to join a dynamic, progressive legal service where you will be given the opportunity to work on some incredible projects and cases, while learning and developing as a leading local government lawyer. Birmingham City Council's legal service is unique and one of the largest in-house local authority legal teams. The City Council is on its journey of resetting, reshaping and restarting and everyone within legal services is essential to the Council's success and achieving beneficial outcomes for our citizens. You could be part of this. Legal Services covers all areas of work that the Council undertakes, from employment to property, from social care to contracts. The variety of work that our team undertakes is wide and at the highest level. The work is challenging and rewarding in equal measure. Based in Victoria Square in the City Centre, you will have excellent transport links, access to Courts and tribunals, partner organisations and all the benefits that working in the wonderful City of Birmingham brings. Birmingham City Council is committed to achieving excellence, putting our citizens first, acting courageously and being true to our word. If this resonates with you, then we want to hear from you. Due to a redesign of the service, we have several vacancies across different specialisms within the team. As a legal clerk you will work in either one of the specialist legal teams or within the practice management team. You will provide excellent legal administrative support to Fee Earners and practice management officers in Legal Services. Key responsibilities: Using the case management system to produce correspondence, forms, court documents, maps and plans, and other documentation as required by the team Producing accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date legal documentation and court bundles, under direction, to tight deadlines Opening new legal case files using the case management system including setting up initial documentation and completing acknowledgments. To close files on the case management system, prepare paper files for off-site storage and update team spread sheets with case outcomes Operating legal procedures including authentication and sealing of documents, producing case management reports and assisting with routine processes such as processing invoices Benefits of working at Birmingham City Council: 30 days annual leave – Increases to 33 days after 5 years and 35 days after 10 years, plus option to purchase additional leave Access to voluntary benefits providers that support health, wellbeing and making the most of your leisure time Family friendly policies e.g., maternity/adoption, paternity, shared parental leave, carers’ leave Health and wellbeing support networks e.g., independent, and confidential employee assistance and counselling, occupational health, etc. Employee communities and support groups including Corporate Black Workers Support Group, Disability and LGBT Networks, Menopause Support Forum, etc. We are a disability confident employer Membership of the West Midlands Pension Fund, with generous employer contributions Access to ‘My Rewards’ – over 800 individual brands providing discounts and savings including high street stores, supermarkets, utility, and insurance providers, as well as great days out … to name but a few Opportunities to join great salary sacrifice schemes e.g., Cycle to Work, Annual Travel and Car Parking, as well as making the most of Tax and National Insurance savings (additional schemes to launch soon) For any informal enquires please contact: Deborah Carter-Hughes (email Deborah Carter-Hughes ) or Julia Lynch (email Julia Lynch ) Application via CV You must upload a CV via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; If you do not attach your CV, your application will not be considered We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. Job Description and Person Specification