Paralegal Adults

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring three iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

The Legal team at Halton Borough Council plays a vital role in supporting the Authority by delivering high-quality, timely, and business-focused legal and procedural advice. We are looking for a Paralegal to manage cases, support legal drafting, liaise with stakeholders, prepare court documents, and ensure compliance with legal procedures, all while contributing to a collaborative team environment. The team is committed to delivering advice in a cost-effective andefficient manner, ensuring best valuefor the Council while helping to meet the complex and evolving needs of the community.

Hours: 37 - Hybrid working

Your Contributions:

• Hold a Law degree, CILEX qualification, or equivalent, or have significant casework experience
• Bring experience in transactional casework within Adult Law
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence in handling enquiries from clients and third parties
• Show high attention to detail and accuracy
• Be highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• Take a proactive, collaborative, and solution-focused approach to working within a team
• Be proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and preferably Excel
• Have experience using document and case management systems

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service with the option to purchase an additional four-days of unpaid leave for our Annual Christmas Closedown
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Jayne Doran [email removed]

Interviews will take place at the Municipal Office in Widnes on a date to be confirmed.

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – [email removed]

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!