Telford & Wrekin has a history of ambition and innovation. Home to the historic World Heritage site of Ironbridge, the birth place of the industrial revolution and, today, one of the fastest growing boroughs outside of London with an unmatched reputation for attracting inward investment and growth.  Two thirds of the borough are rural and offers unrivalled access to green space whilst Telford town centre is a regional destination offering burgeoning night life and a retail offer second to none.

Telford & Wrekin Council is equally ambitious, being one of the first authorities to move to become a “commercial Council” to secure income to protect investment in our frontline services. This investment has seen both our children and adult safeguarding services ranked as “outstanding” by OFSTED and the CQC. We are an authority that works hard with, and for, our local community to get things done and make Telford a great place to live.

Following significant investment into the Policy & Governance directorate, a number of vacancies have arisen within the Legal & Democracy Team, to include a Legal Apprentice within the Legal Team.

The Lexcel-accredited Legal Team provides legal advice, assistance and support to council officers, elected members and external clients at all levels. 

Reporting to the Team Leader: Places, the post-holder is responsible for carrying out a range of duties within the Legal Services team.  The post-holder will be required to work within any area covered by the Services as required. 

Under supervision from a Legal Assistant, Solicitor, Senior Solicitor, Team Leader or the Service Delivery Manager,  the post-holder will have the following key areas of responsibility:

• Supporting Legal Services team members with legal tasks, matters and transactions;
• Opening files, reviewing documents and producing reports for Council officers and team colleagues
• Preparing and processing legal correspondence and documents;
• Preparing draft documents relating to a variety of legal tasks;
• Receiving and making telephone calls and signposting to the appropriate person.
• Opening and processing post, emails and other correspondence in accordance with instructions and as required.
• Inputting accurate data/information to records and systems, including any associated IT systems (e.g. Protocol and LAS), file destruction, website checks, data collation and data quality.
• Dealing with personal and sensitive information with discretion.
• Scheduling meetings and making appointments for Legal Services colleagues;
• Processing routine correspondence, reports and other documents as directed, ensuring all work produced (email, letters, etc) is of high quality and complies with house-style format requirements;
• To prepare reports, tables, presentations and any other documents required to assist the team members in the undertaking of their duties;
• To assist the team members in being prepared for meetings and events including providing reports, agendas and other relevant information and documentation;

For further information on the role please click on the job description and person specification which is available below.

Please complete the online application form as CVs will not be accepted.

We are committed to equality and diversity.

Supporting documents
0203 Legal Apprentice.docx