54 jobs found in Barnstaple

Job Advertisement: Temporary Legal Administrator Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity to support a vital public service? Our client, the Devon & Cornwall Police Force, is seeking a dedicated Legal Administrator to join their team at the Middlemoor Police HQ in Exeter. This temporary, part-time working 35 hours per week (Hybrid working), the role offers an hourly rate of £13.33, until at least the end of March 2027. Why Join Us? Impactful Work: Play a crucial role in supporting legal services for law enforcement. Collaborative Environment: Work alongside professionals committed to justice and community service. Flexible Schedule: Part-time hours allow for a work-life balance. Key Responsibilities: As a Legal Administrator, you will provide essential administrative support to the Joint Legal Services Department. Your duties will include: Diary Management: Support the Head of Legal Services and Senior Force Legal Advisors, coordinating and prioritising their work...

A modern and reputable solicitor’s firm in Basingstoke are looking for a full time Receptionist to join their team. This will be on an initial 3 Month fixed-term contract with the potential to go permanent. The firm are looking for candidates who can start as soon as possible. Duties and Responsibilities: Handling incoming enquiries by telephone, meeting/ greeting clients and visitors. Assisting with scheduling, filling and general office administration. Manage incoming and outgoing mail, couriers, and deliveries. Provide accurate information and direct queries to the appropriate departments. Ensuring that stationery stock levels on the floors are sufficiently stocked. Skills and Requirements: At least 1 Years + recent experience within a client facing reception role within a law firm is highly desirable but not essential. Professional services will be considered. Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing. Excellent client/customer service. Previous...

Our client acts for many household names, including some of the country’s largest housebuilders, commercial developers, investors, lenders, business owners, charities, landowners, construction firms and public sector organisations. The role is ongoing temporary, with an immediate start/New Year start available. This role has the potential to become a permanent position. They advise on a wide range of commercial property matters including development land and sites, contracts and disputes, leases, finance, tax and property trust and health and safety regulation. They have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Secretary with experience in Commercial Property work to join their team. The role is working full-time and is office based. We are looking for someone with excellent secretarial skills and the ability to support the team with a range of administration and secretarial tasks in a timely and efficient manner. Some of your duties will include: Document management;...

Our well-respected and established client is seeking a Legal Secretary to provide support within their Employment team. If you have previous experience working as a Legal Secretary/Assistant we Full or part-time hours will be considered, office based and fixed term till April 2026. Responsibilities: * Dealing with the administrative aspects of the matter from file opening to file closing to include all compliance, file organisation and record keeping, billing, key dates, write offs, credit control matters, payment requests, archiving. * Typing dictation. * Scanning and allocating post to matter file in SOS. Notifying lawyers of all incoming communications. * Management of outgoing paper-based post. * Management of electronic documents sent from and to external parties, ensuring documents are downloaded, organised in accordance with Department protocols and saved correctly within SOS * Management of document release requests. * Keeping lawyers up to date on...

Our well-respected and established client is seeking a talented, friendly and enthusiastic Team Assistant to provide support within their Employment team. If you have previous experience working as a Legal or Team Assistant and are looking to strengthen your knowledge and experience further, this role could be exactly what you’re looking for! Full or part-time hours will be considered, office based and fixed term till April 2026. Responsibilities: * Dealing with the administrative aspects of the matter from file opening to file closing to include all compliance, file organisation and record keeping, billing, key dates, write offs, credit control matters, payment requests, archiving. * Typing dictation. * Scanning and allocating post to matter file in SOS. Notifying lawyers of all incoming communications. * Management of outgoing paper-based post. * Management of electronic documents sent from and to external parties, ensuring documents are downloaded, organised in...

Service Care Legal are working with a local authority in Bedfordshire who are seeking an experienced Senior Legal Officer with strong expertise in Right to Buy transactions to join their Legal Services team on a fixed-term basis.   ROLE:                  Right to Buy Legal Officer LOCATION:         Bedfordshire / Hybrid RATE:                   £30ph LTD / £26.72ph PAYE inc. holiday pay / £23.84ph PAYE exc. holiday pay CONTRACT:        3 months with possibility of extension, 36 hours per weel   Please note that this this would be a hybrid working position/   Key Responsibilities: Manage high-volume Right to Buy caseloads, ensuring timely and compliant property transactions Draft, review, and process legal documents related to property disposals and conveyancing Investigate title issues, prepare reports, and advise on legal implications Serve statutory notices and handle post-completion formalities Liaise with councils, external solicitors, and stakeholders to facilitate case...

A housing association is currently looking for a Legal Assistant on a temporary basis for about 10 weeks. Key responsibilities are as follows You will be responsible for obtaining lease agreements and related documents from the Land Registry, ensuring completeness and accuracy against internal records Conduct detailed reviews of leases to extract key information, including service charges apportionment clauses,maintenance obligations, and any variations impacting cost allocation. Identify and escalate discrepancies to the Project Lead. Analyse extracted data to determine correct service charge apportionment and accurately log findings in joint spreadsheet, maintaining consistent formatting, categorisation, version control and audit trails for all updates. Identify and review additional leases based on initial findings and set criteria, applying risk-based prioritisation to address anomalies or complex cases promptly and ensure comprehensive coverage. Ensure all activities...

Location: London Reports to: Medico-Legal Services Team Remuneration: £90 - £100 per assessment (dependent on experience and location). Each assessment will last 1 30-45 mins. Travel costs will be extra. Overview We are seeking experienced Orthopaedic Surgeons to join our national panel of medico-legal experts. This flexible, sessional role is ideal for consultants wishing to expand into medico-legal practice, providing independent assessments primarily for personal injury, road traffic accidents (RTAs), and more complex case types. Key Responsibilities * Conduct in-person medico-legal assessments at clinics located near your home or primary practice. * Perform comprehensive physical examinations and evaluate a wide range of orthopaedic symptoms and injuries. * Carry out assessments that may involve the physical manifestations of psychological symptoms (e.g., PTSD, anxiety, flashbacks, depression). * Review and validate medico-legal reports...

Service Care Solutions are currently working alongside a common local authority based in Greater Manchester. They are looking for an Childcare Legal Assistant to join their expanding legal team. This is an excellent opportunity to work amongst the legal experts and progress your career. Please find below further details with regards to the position.   This role pays a competitive rate of: Umbrella Rate - £16-£18ph PAYE (Inc.Hol) - £14.62 - £16.38 This role is on a temporary basis with potential to be long term.   Responsibilities as a Childcare Legal Assistant: Able to handle high caseload in childcare cases from start to completion. Preparing Legal documents and correspondence. To undertake Advocacy were directed to do so. To advise the Principal Lawyer of all significant matters relating to legal/reputational issues for the council.  About you as a Childcare Legal Assistant: At least 3 years Legal experience in Childcare Law Drafting Legal documents to a high quality...

Temporary Legal Support Officer - Mansfield- £15.67 per hour- 10 weeks guranteed- Hybrid working Cherry Professional are pleased to be working with their public sector client once more on a rare but exciting opportunity to join their Property Management Team on a temporary basis.  Responsibilities: To liaise with internal stakeholders, external solicitors, local authorities and members of the public in relation to legal matters within the team and to be the first port of call within the team in order to allocate to the correct legal adviser. To liaise with all directors in relation to the supply of information in relation to legal and records. To instruct external legal providers on behalf of the Head of Legal and Records and obtain quotes for the work to be undertaken. Maintaining the register of legal instructions and liaising with the relevant stakeholders to ensure that deadlines are met. To assist the Head of Legal and Records in managing the external legal providers...

Senior Legal Officer - Right to Buy East of England Hybrid or Remote £25 - £30 umbrella per hour Sellick Partnership are working with a Local Authority seeking an experienced Property Senior Legal Officer / Senior Paralegal. This role will be offered on an initial 3-month basis, with a strong likelihood of extension. The majority of the role can be worked remotely, with office attendance desirable but not essential. The purpose of the role is to: Progress allocated Right to Buy cases in accordance with all the relevant legislative and procedural requirements in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner Provide administrative support to the Property Planning and Contracts team (and/or possibly other Legal Services' teams) to assist in supporting the day-to-day operations of Legal Services as well as the service delivery that is provided to clients. The client is ideally looking for someone with experience of working within a local authority setting, but experience in...

We're working with a leading organisation in the South West who are looking to bring in a BA to support key transformations centred around their Information Security Systems and compliance processes. These are hybrid roles, requiring 1 day per week on-site in Exeter, and are offered on a PAYE contract basis. Business Analyst (at least some of the experience below) 3+ years of Business analysis experience Focused on both business and technical projects Strong data protection/ IT compliance/ IT governance project experience.  Supporting the delivery of complex IT and systems change projects Working across technical teams to gather and document requirements, map processes, and support solution designTechnical skills needed Experience of ISO27001

Private Client Locum – Somerset (ASAP Start) – Job Ref: (phone number removed) Full-Time | Onsite Parking | Open-Ended Booking | Hybrid Working A well-established firm with four offices across the South West is seeking an experienced Private Client Locum to join their Somerset office on an ASAP, open-ended basis. The Role: • Full remit of Private Client matters • High volume caseload • Full-time locum assignment • Use of CMS – SOS Connect • Step in to support the team due to a recent influx of work Additional Information: • Onsite parking available • Friendly, supportive working environment across a multi-office firm • Support from one Legal Assistant How to Apply: Contact Alicia Forde on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) quoting Job Ref: (phone number removed) eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted...

Claims Handling Administrator FCT 6 Months Maternity Cover  Central Bristol  £25000 We are looking for a Claims Handling Administrator to join us on a 6-month Fixed Term Contract, covering a period of maternity leave. You will be part of the Claims Handling Department which provides an outsourced managed claims service for leading professional indemnity insurers. The team adjusts claims made against professionals on behalf of leading insurers, acting under delegated authority levels for pre-litigated matters from first notification of loss to resolution. Our Claims Handling Department provides significant value to the wider  law firm through the provision of referrals and is an important aspect of the firm's insurance business and future strategy. This role will be based in Bristol, and travel to the London office, may be required from time to time. The role As a Claims Handling Administrator, you will report to the Claims Handling Administration Manager and work closely...

Service Care Solutions is delighted to be recruiting for a Healthcare Solicitor to join a highly respected NHS Trust Legal Team in Salisbury. This is an exciting opportunity to step into a broad, influential in-house role where your expertise drives safer care, reduced risk, and major cost savings.   Role: Healthcare Solicitor – NHS Trust Location: Wiltshire – Hybrid/Remote Umbrella Rate: £40-£45ph PAYE Inc Rate: £35.40 – 39.75ph Contract Length: 3 months with potential for extension   Key Responsibilities: Healthcare Advice Consent, capacity, data protection, Mental Health Act, regulatory issues. Adult and children’s services. Manage High Court applications in-house for significant savings.Disclosure Requests Support police and local authorities in childcare and criminal proceedings. Handle complex childcare matters at the South west regional centre for children.Claims Management Manage Clinical Negligence & Third Party Claims under NHSR schemes. Work closely with...

Hiring Now: Band 8B Solicitor – NHS Legal Team (Remote/Hybrid) – £43.00 per hour We are urgently seeking an experienced Band 8B Solicitor to support an NHS Trust Legal Team on a contract basis. 📍 Location: Salisbury area (Remote/Hybrid) 💷 Pay Rate: £43.00 per hour 📅 Duration: January – March 2026 (with potential extension) 🕒 Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm Role Overview * You will provide expert in-house legal support across key areas including: * Clinical negligence (defendant) * Inquests & Coroner’s Court preparation * Healthcare law (consent, capacity, Mental Health Act, data protection) * NHSR claims handling * Disclosure requests & regulatory matters * Supporting senior stakeholders and clinicians Requirements * Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) * Strong NHS, healthcare, clinical negligence, or inquest experience * Ability to work independently in a fast-paced legal team * Available to start January 2026

A Solicitor is responsible for various legal tasks, including: * Providing Legal Advice: Offering expert guidance to clients on legal * matters * Drafting Legal Documents: Preparing contracts, agreements, and other legal paperwork. * Representing Clients: Acting on behalf of clients in court, negotiations, or mediations. * Client Interaction: Working closely with clients to understand their legal needs and ensure their interests are protected. * Conducting Legal Research: Investigating legal precedents and relevant laws to support cases. These responsibilities highlight the essential functions of a solicitor in the * legal profession

Category Officer Location: Oxford (hybrid – 1 day in office per month) Contract: Initial 6-month assignment Hours: 37 hours per week Rate: £20 PAYE / £27 Umbrella (approx. £27/hr umbrella) About the Role Oxfordshire County Council is seeking an experienced and motivated Category Officer to support procurement activity within our Children’s Services category. Reporting to the Category Manager for Children’s Services, you will be responsible for delivering a range of procurement and contract management projects from end to end, ensuring full compliance with public sector procurement legislation and local authority governance. This role is ideal for a Procurement Assistant looking to take the next step into an Officer-level position, or an existing Officer seeking a new challenge within a supportive and fast-paced environment. The role is predominantly remote, with attendance in the Oxford office required once a month for key meetings, workshops and training. Key...

Service Care Solutions is working alongside a bustling local authority, based in the West Midlands, which is seeking a skilled Commercial and Residential Property Solicitor to join their busy Property and Contracts department on a part-time basis.   Role: Commercial and Residential Property Solicitor Umbrella Rate: £50–£55 per hour PAYE Inc Rate: £44.10 - £48.44ph Hours: 25–30 per week (4 days) Contract Length: 4–6 months Location: West Midlands - Fully Remote / Hybrid   Key Responsibilities Managing your own diverse caseload of commercial and residential property matters. Handling lease renewals, title queries, auction sales, and Land Registry matters. Transfer of parts on large development sites. Providing advice on statutory residential property matters, including Council charges.Requirements Have 3+ years of PQE in commercial and residential property law as a Solicitor in England and Wales. Demonstrable experience in both residential and commercial property, particularly...

Service Care Solutions is working alongside a growing local authority, based in Reading, which is looking to appoint an experienced Principal Child Care Solicitor to support the Strategic Lead for Children’s Law and manage a Child Care Court Team within the Joint Legal Team.   Role: Principal Child Care Solicitor Location: Reading - hybrid Umbrella Rate: £55- £60ph PAYE Inc. Rate: £48.44 - £52.79ph Contract Length: 3 months ongoing   Key Responsibilities Provide senior technical support to the Interim Strategic Lead and contribute to service-wide strategic improvements. Mentor junior solicitors and deliver training on childcare law, PLO, and court practice. Engage effectively with social care teams, judiciary, and external counsel. Provide strategic advice on complex and high-risk cases.Key Requirements: 5+ years of PQE in Childcare law as a Solicitor in England and Wales (with a current Practicing Certificate). Significant experience in public law children’s proceedings....