Legal Assistant - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Are you looking for a broad range of experience in law in a regulated law firm environment?

Do you have a passion for access to justice?

Are you currently studying an LLB course with Nottingham Law School?

Will you have successfully completed your second year of a qualifying law degree by September 2023?
NTU prides itself on providing our students with excellent placement experiences. Our placements give you hands on experience, allowing you to develop your knowledge and skills. You can help shape our services to make a real difference. See NTU from a different point of view and join us for your placement.

For more student placement opportunities visit our Jobs Portal
or InPlace.

What you'll do:

Here at NTU we're proud to offer placement opportunities to our students and are looking to recruit a
Legal Assistant to work at our multi award winning on-campus law firm, NLS Legal.

NLS Legal undertakes work in a variety of areas including business, civil litigation, intellectual property, employment, welfare rights, housing, special education needs and disability, family and criminal law.

You will work directly with qualified and experienced lawyers where you will:

Provide support to NLS Legal clients
With appropriate training you will have the opportunity to represent clients before a Tribunal
Provide pivotal support to the administrative team, with new enquiries and student recruitment
Support promotion of the firm and access to justice issues via marketing including social media
Provide supervision support to student teams, and with supervision run your own caseload

Anticipated start date:
September 2023

Interview Date:
w/c 27 March 2023 (in-person)

About Nottingham Law School:

Nottingham Law School is a leading provider of legal education with an established record for delivering innovative and inspiring courses.

As one of the largest UK law schools, we offer a range of undergraduate degrees, academic and practitioner postgraduate courses, and a strong research-degree programme.

As well as an excellent reputation for research in insolvency law, criminal justice, legal education, international environmental law and intellectual property law, we have also developed the country's first fully regulated law firm integrated in a Law School.

About NLS Legal

Our multi award winning teaching law firm provides a not-for-profit service to individuals, businesses, organisations and community groups over a number of areas of advice, representation, and outreach activity.

NLS Legal has achieved financial awards for their clients totalling over £6 million and creates outstanding opportunities for hundreds of students every academic year.

About NTU:

Please note that this role is only open to NTU students. Applications from those not a current student at NTU will not be considered.

Please note that this role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions.