Paralegal – Housing Litigation
Stockport Council
Paralegal Housing Litigation
Scale 4 (£27,274 £29,071)
37 hours, Full-Time
Temporary (2 months)
Hybrid: Stockport Town Hall (mostly office based with the opportunity to work from home on occasion)
Application Deadline: 1 September 2026
Shortlisting Date: 2 September 2026
Interview Date: 9 September 2026
Interview Type: In person
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Your Role
We are looking for a highly motivated paralegal to assist our very busy Litigation Team with the work we undertake for the council’s Arms’ Length Management company, Stockport Homes Ltd, in particular the preparation of claims for possession. This is to support both housing officers and the litigation team with an increase in demand.
Your role will include liaising with housing officers, gathering accurate information, drafting witness statements and collating documents, drafting and preparing court forms and updating the case management system.
You may also be undertaking legal research and providing briefing notes to the team.
You will work within a friendly and collaborative team of ten colleagues, in a supportive environment where your professional development will be nurtured and appreciated.
You will be an integral part of our award-winning Legal Team which is made up of up 50 colleagues across five different legal sub-teams, each delivering their own area of expertise.
About You
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with a desire to learn and develop at pace who will want to work to and support our values. This role will be very hands on and will allow you to gain invaluable and varied experience within a large organisation, receiving a high level of support and development whilst being autonomous with some day-to-day tasks.
About Us
We are a friendly, supportive team that values collaboration and positivity. We pride ourselves on having a strong commitment to wellbeing and investing in our people. The team has grown in recent years which reflects our ambition and the demand for our services.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please Michelle Dodds on michelle.dodds@stockport.gov.uk or 0161 4743257 for an informal discussion about the role.
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Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
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Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.
We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.