Senior Legal Assistant - Adult Social Care

About the Role

A Senior Legal Assistant is required to assist the lawyers in the adult social care team in the Sefton Legal Services Department. The successful applicant will have relevant legal qualifications and/or experience in a legal team dealing with social care matters.

What will you be doing?

We are looking for a Senior Legal Assistant to join our in-house Adult Social Care legal team. The role will require you to support the provision of legal services to the client department including:

• Attend meetings, courts, tribunals or other forums to take notes or transcripts of proceedings;
• Case management and bundling – to include assembling bundles, indexing and paginating digital and where necessary physical court bundles for hearings;
• Provide support to lawyers when issuing applications, obtaining and organising documentation to meet the requests of the court;
• File documentation within proceedings;
• Ensure effective diary management to ensure that court directions and other deadlines are complied with in a timely manner;
• Plan and prioritise allocated work efficiently;
• Provide support to other teams if requested to do so; 
• Be flexible with regards to working hours to ensure that service needs and client requirements are met;
• Carry out such other tasks as may reasonably be required.

The closing date for this vacancy is Thursday 29th October 2026  (or earlier in the event 
of high volume of applications being received). 

Provisional interview date: Thursday 5th November 2026

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.

If you’re an unemployed Sefton resident, register with our Sefton@Work service for free support to help you into employment.  You may be eligible for extra assistance such as funding for travel, work clothing, or vouchers to make starting your new job easier.  Call Sefton@Work on 0151 934 2610 or visit seftonatwork.net to find out more and get started today!