Legal Officer

Legal Officer needed in East London Paying  £20 per hr ref 1487442

Full time hours on a temporary basis

Key Responsibilities:

1. Legal Support: Assist lawyers and senior lawyers with a diverse caseload, including research, drafting court pleadings, statements, correspondence, preparing bundles, and instructions to counsel. Engage in telephone conversations with clients and third parties, attend court with counsel, and participate in meetings. Work autonomously to develop innovative solutions to legal issues, with appropriate supervision as required by Lexcel.
2. Strategic Projects: Provide support to strategic projects across multi-functional teams as needed.
3. Advocacy: Conduct advocacy on preliminary matters and adhere to agreed procedures for instructing external support.
4. Administrative Collaboration: Work closely with the Administrative Support Team to ensure all support tasks are completed efficiently.
5. Legal Advice: Offer advice to clients on legal matters, liaise with other parties in proceedings, and make decisions independently.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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