Description Temporary Contract until 31 August 2026 | £30,559 to £32,654 per annum (Scale G) | 37 hours per week | County Hall We are looking for Legal Officers to join nplaw to provide legal support to our Lawyers. nplaw is a public sector shared legal service with a wealth of experience gained through many years of advising our clients in local government, the public sector, charities and schools. We provide a wide range of legal services, delivered by specialist lawyers who understand the local government context. Working for the benefit of the public is at the heart of our culture, and we’re looking for Legal Officers to help us deliver our broad portfolio of services. We are currently recruiting for our Planning Team, with a particular focus on Traffic Regulation Orders. As a Legal Officer at nplaw, you’ll be responsible for assisting with the provision of legal services to clients. This will mean drafting and administering traffic regulation orders dealing with straightforward transactions and casework, attending meetings, and drafting documentation. You’ll work closely with Solicitors, and Senior Legal Officers on cases, and will also deal directly with clients, ensuring a high degree of customer service at all times. You’ll have a brilliant opportunity to learn and develop your skills and experience, with the support of a talented team around you, and a structured approach to long term career development with the possibility of enabling you to qualify as a solicitor if this is something you aspire to. To be considered for the Legal Officer role you will have a law degree, be CILEx level 3 qualified (or working towards CPQ level 3) or hold a similar qualification or have some relevant legal experience. You’ll need a good knowledge of the law or a willingness to learn a new subject area, first class communication and organisational skills, and a desire to learn and progress your career. We will offer you training and support in all these areas. Ideally, the post in Planning requires an immediate start, so are not suitable for candidates currently in education. In this role, you will be part of a large team providing legal advice and support on a broad range of planning matters, with a specific focus on the administration of traffic regulation orders, ensuring that the expectations of stakeholders and clients are met. You will understand, or develop an understanding of, the legal procedures, resources and systems to undertake straightforward legal transactions and casework, with support from Solicitors and/or Senior Legal Officers as required, including: attending meetings and court hearings when requested to do so to take notes; ensuring that deadlines and order time limits are complied with by chasing and reminding clients and third-parties; You may be required to draft traffic orders under supervision, ensure that deadlines are met, take statements and generally support the team members. We would welcome applications from candidates at any stage in their career, whether newly graduated or with more experience. We know we’re asking for a lot, but in return we think we have a lot to offer. These roles involve variety in what you do, challenging and high-impact cases to work on, the opportunity to work for the benefit of the wider public and the chance to progress your career within an award-winning legal service, where you will learn from some talented and experienced professionals. Then there’s the working environment at nplaw, where we put work life balance at the forefront and offer flexible, smarter working arrangements, all underpinned by leading edge technology. Our employees’ well-being is a really high priority for us and we provide you with a buddy who can guide you through the new starter process, we have trained mental health first aiders and an employee helpline and counselling service to support our staff. We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity. Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for all internal and external vacancies via myOracle using your norfolk.gov.uk or nccal.ac.uk email address. Before you apply please see the full job description and person specification in the below link – this will help you to shape your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role. Job description and person specification You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions. These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council: Competitive salary Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need. Financial benefits such as: ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out. A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers Relocation expenses (where applicable) An advance of your expenses if you travel for work Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility) A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job Redeployment Closing date: 5 th December 2024 12:00 Closing date: 5 th January 2025 23:59 Interviews to take place on 16 th January 2025