Administrative Assistant - Falkirk, United Kingdom - Scottish Legal Aid Board

Scottish Legal Aid Board

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Falkirk, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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We are currently seeking to recruit

Administrative Assistants (grade 1) within the Public Defence Solicitors' Offices in Ayr, Inverness, Falkirk and Dundee.

About us
The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) was set up in 1987 to manage legal aid in Scotland. We are a non-departmental public body responsible to the Scottish Government.

Our main purpose is to manage and improve continuously publicly funded legal assistance and to advise Scottish Ministers on its strategic development for the benefit of society.

The Public Defence Solicitors' Office (PDSO) is a national network of publicly employed solicitors operating from eight offices across Scotland providing criminal legal assistance.

Operating as a direct service of the SLAB, we advise and represent clients, who are eligible for criminal legal aid, in relation to summary and solemn cases at every level and in Scotland's busiest courts all over the country.

Why work for us
We are an ethical organisation, carrying out rewarding work that can have a considerable impact on clients' lives.

We seek high calibre people and in return, we set out to provide good training and development, working conditions and rewards.

We aim to be an 'employer of choice'.

Should you come to work with us, you'll discover that no matter what your job or level of responsibilities, you are treated as an individual, with fairness, dignity and respect.

Our stable and secure reward package includes the following:

Competitive salary with potential for pay progression;
Flexible working arrangements and a great holiday entitlement of 34 days per year (inclusive of public and privilege holidays) increasing after five years of continuous service;
Defined benefit pension scheme with a 6% employee contribution;
Job security in a stable environment for long term career progression;
Support from colleagues within a rewarding, positive work culture;
Learning and development while making a difference with challenging tasks for ultimate job satisfaction.

About the role

The role is to assist Business Support Network & Systems Co-ordinator to provide an efficient Administrative service to the PDSO Network.

This post is permanent on a full time basis.

For more details about this role, to see a full list of essential criteria and required competencies please go to Additional Information on the vacancy page.