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Please note this vacancy is only available to Birmingham City Council employees.

Principal Legal Assistant – Professional Standards Team

12 months opportunity (to cover maternity leave)

This will be offered as a 12 month secondment to internal BCC employees or a 12 month Fixed Term Contract for Priority Movers.

£35,412 - £44,075

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Equal Pay Programme

Principal Legal Assistant – Professional Standards Team

We are pleased to present a brilliant opportunity to join a dynamic, progressive legal service where you will be given the opportunity to work on some incredible cases.

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.

We have an exciting 12 month fixed term contract to provide maternity cover as a Principal Legal Assistant vacancy within our Professional Standards team.

Our Professional Standards team supports key work across Ombudsman complaints, Whistleblowing and Serious Misconduct and Member standards complaints. An important role ensuring compliance across all of the Council’s service areas.

You will manage and progress a varied caseload, providing advice, undertaking research, and ensuring cases are handled efficiently and in line with required procedures.

Key Responsibilities

Managing and progressing complaints and investigation casework
Providing advice, research, and preparing correspondence
Liaising with internal teams and external bodies
Supporting reports, outcomes, and service improvements

Skills required

Degree-level education or equivalent experience in a legal/regulatory environment
Experience handling casework or complaints processes
Strong communication, organisational, and research skills
Ability to work independently and manage challenging situations professionally

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 job-related pension scheme, West Midlands Pension Fund or Teachers’ Pensions, 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)

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

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.

For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk, quoting reference 4196

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

Job Description and Person Specification

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