Overview
Part Time Legal Caseworker – Corporate and Commercial Law
Permanent, Full Time
£25,081 to £27,653 per annum, full time equivalent
Location: Chelmsford
Closing Date: Tuesday 9th September 2025 at 11.59pm
Please note that this is a part time position, offering 22 hours per week, which can be worked across 3, 4 or 5 days per week, Monday to Friday, of the successful candidate’s choice, however whatever working pattern is used will be the fixed days and hours that you will be expected to work every week.
This position is an Anywhere Worker role with the expectation the successful worker will attend County Hall, Chelmsford one day per week.
Interview Date: Thursday 18th and / or Friday 19th September 2025
The Opportunity
Essex Legal Services provide high quality, professional, legal advice across the Council and to increasing numbers of external clients. Providing a client facing legal service which proactively embraces change and delights the customer.
As a caseworker, you will support legally qualified and other colleagues, in providing routine admin and quasi legal tasks, aligned to the delivery of legal work. Working directly to lawyers and paralegals, you will be commissioned to undertake various tasks such as engrossment and sealing of deeds and documents, preparing call off contracts and warranties, deeds storage, post and document management, managing incoming work and team inbox, supporting lawyers with projects including note taking, proof reading and research and other tasks relevant to the role and the work of the team. You will contribute to delivering a more efficient, professional service that is valued by our customers and improves their business.
Educated to Level 3 or equivalent, with significant work experience in a legal environment. With an ability to build good working relationships both with colleagues and clients, you will deliver excellent customer service.
Accountabilities
- Supports legally qualified colleagues in the delivery of all aspects of routine legal work across the Council and to external customers.
- Good understanding of client needs and provides them with a service they value, which supports them in driving the delivery of productivity and efficiency improvements.
- Supports colleagues in the development of current and future business opportunities, to promote the Essex Legal Services’ vision to the external market.
- Responsible for delivering personal objectives in support of the function’s overall business plan.
- Develops good working relationships across the Council, schools, other local authorities, and the private sector, to ensure a quality service is provided to the customer.
- Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.
The Experience You Will Bring
Essential:
- Experience of working within a legal setting in a public service or private sector environment, assisting in the provision of legal work.
- Educated to Level 3 (A Level) or equivalent by experience.
- Proven track record of excellent customer service skills.
Desirable:
- Works collaboratively with colleagues and the client base, to understand customer needs with a strong focus on delivering positive outcomes which meet these needs.
- Ability to develop professional credibility with a client base at differing levels.
- Ability to develop working relationships across a large, complex organisation and with internal and external partners/stakeholders and clients.
- Evidence of continuing professional development and developing knowledge in relevant professional area.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
