Legal Assistant: Property

Legal Assistant: Property - Exciting Opportunity at Harrow Council

Are you a self-driven and motivated legal professional? Harrow Council is expanding its team and has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Assistant: Property. As part of this role, you'll be working within a team of specialist lawyers, contributing to the development of HB Public Law and the wider Legal and Governance department.

Key Responsibilities:
" Maintain a significant caseload in compliance with Lexcel requirements.
" Uphold the highest standards of client care.
" Support clients of HB Public Law, including local authorities in West London and the Home Counties, schools, and housing organizations.
" Primarily based in the practice's London office in Harrow, with occasional travel to courts, client offices, external barristers, and private law firms for specific cases or projects.

Qualifications and Experience:
" LPC qualifications (essential).
" General knowledge of English law, practice, and procedure in property.
" Understanding of public law principles as they apply to local government.
" Experience working in a legal environment.
" Positive team contributor.
" Ability to provide written and oral legal advice and guidance.
" Proficient in managing a caseload with minimum supervision in the property area.
" Experience providing legal advice or training in a public setting.

Benefits:
" Competitive pay rate of £15.39 to £18.21 per hour PAYE.
" Excellent training and support for career development.
" 21 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays).

About us

" For almost 60 years, Pertemps Recruitment Partnership have been the market leader in providing permanent and temporary staffing solutions and we are one of the most established players within the recruitment industry. The Sunday Times has listed us as one of the Best 100 Companies to work for 14 years running. We are not a big scary faceless company, quite the opposite: we strongly believe in the personal touch with everything we do. We are proud to be accredited 'investor in people' which is reflected across our business in length of service and career progression of our employees.
" Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.
" " The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, any your data protection rights, can be found by visiting www.cifas.org.uk/fpn