Use your amazing organisational & admin skills to support our busy legal team
Showcase your technological talent to produce professional documents & reports
Work in a flexible, community focussed organisation in the beautiful Coromandel.
About the role
We are establishing new processes in an exciting growth phase for the Legal Team and have created a new role to support our high-quality work. We are searching for a versatile administrator to bring their skills and enthusiasm to a great team delivering a wide variety of legal services to Council. The role will work alongside the current Legal Assistant and provide additional support for the team 24h per week. The role must be in the Thames office, but how the hours are worked is flexible.
The part-time role sits within the Legal Team and provides exceptional administrative and coordination support across the legal function, ensuring confidentiality and discretion in all activities. You will have an opportunity to be involved in a range of legal work helping to ensure Council meets both its statutory requirements and our commitment to excellent customer service.
Key responsibilities include:
Administrative and word processing support for Council’s legal services
Responsibility to manage timely responses to official information requests
Use our specialist databases to research, investigate and analyse Council records to support the work of the Legal Team
Relationship building and communications with key stakeholders
About you
Our ideal candidate has extensive administrative experience, can work independently, is remarkably organised, and can manage changing priorities comfortably. You will have the ability to build effective relationships across the team and Council, whilst maintaining confidentiality and building trust in our Legal Team. You will be confident in communicating with people from all walks of life, bring a sense of calm and humour, and thrive as part of a strong team.
You’ll need to demonstrate:
Extensive administrative experience (within a legal environment is an advantage)
Ability to show initiative, be thoroughly organised and able to build great working relationships
Solid Microsoft skills and the ability to learn specialist databases
Confidence in communicating in writing and in person
Are you ready to make an impact? Live, Work and Play in the Coromandel…
At TCDC we want to help you be the best ‘you’ that you can be. Our culture, based around accountability and trust, empowers our team to achieve outcomes they didn’t think possible.
We are dedicated to building an inclusive team culture where employees can do their best work
We welcome diverse perspectives and people who have the courage to challenge assumptions
We thrive on agility, promote flexibility, operate on trust and expect high performance
We want all who join our team to realise and reach their individual potential and take ownership of collective organisational outcomes. When everyone’s in, everyone wins!
To find out more about this great opportunity, you can check out the Job Description and apply on our
Applications are open until31st May 2021 at 11.00pm.
