• To contribute to the delivery of a portfolio of high quality, solution focused legal work in the areas in which the team specialises.

• To contribute to the effective operational management of the Legal Services department to deliver a high quality and cost-effective legal service.

• To undertake routine casework and the issuing of matters as required.

• To carry out routine case work in team’s areas of specialism.

• Deal with routine case matters such as pre- action letters, drafting routine legal documents, completion of standard witness statements and correspondence.

• To assist fee earners with tasks such as preparing bundles for court, delivering papers, general outdoor clerk duties, attending Counsel at court, dealing with routine applications and case work using available standard precedents, drafting routine instructions to Counsel.

• Filing reports at court in Section 7 and Section 37 matters, communication with other parties’ legal representatives, dealing with disclosure, serving statements and filing documents.

• To have conduct of all routine, non-contentious right to buy disposals whether for the Council or any external client buying these services, including the issuing of standard legal documentation and progressing the matter to completion; ensuring accuracy throughout.

• To deal with routine property matters preparing licences and routine conveyancing matters dealing with enquiries relating to Council owned land and supplying details of title, undertaking searches, assisting with title investigation and the like to assist legal staff and clients in respect of proposed disposal of dealings with Council land ensuring compliance with relevant best practice and quality and Service Agreement standards.

• To maintain and administer all records relating to the Council’s ownership and management of property, buildings and open spaces.

• To place documents on deposit at the Land Registry and maintain and update the register of documents on deposit, make appropriate use of Land Registry Direct and other on-line facilities to assist with the duties undertaken.

• Assist responsible fee-earner in collation of documents as required from legal files for disclosure.

• To assist fee-earners in the running of their cases, undertaking routine tasks as requested, including closing files, paying invoices, drafting documents and contacting clients and other parties

• To maintain and update the Council’s manual and electronic register of landed properties, mortgages and leases.

• Assist fee earners in processing Counsel approvals on the legal case management system and confirming services provided to progress fee notes.

• To assist lawyers by requesting documents from HM Land Registry and reconciling the Land Registry Account with such requests.

• Actively contribute to the council’s priorities and outcomes in a way that promotes a ‘one organisation’ approach.

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and communities to ensure the council and the directorate strategic priorities are effectively implemented.

• Promote equality among all staff and ensure that services are delivered in a non-discriminatory way, that is inclusive of all disadvantaged groups.

• Support organisational change and learning, following and implementing appropriate systems of self-development, communication and engagement, quality measures, monitoring and review in delivering the functions of the role.

• Promote sustainability, including encouraging a culture of innovation and accountability amongst all council staff.

• To deal with correspondence and telephone enquiries relating to the work undertaken in a professional, sensitive and confidential manner from internal and external clients as directed and to answer enquiries from the public and external solicitors in respect of the work undertaken, utilising information from the legal case management system.

• To conduct site visits and liaise with the London Records Office concerning former GLC, LRB or ILEA properties and land.

• To provide evidence to the Practice Management Team to enable reconciliation of HMCTS direct debits & invoices.

• To aid across Legal Services if required from time to time to facilitate the work of the department.

• To contribute to the development and implementation of procedures to improve the efficiency of the team and legal services

• To maintain team court diaries and collate statistics and quality, satisfaction, performance and management control information as directed.

• To carry out the work in accordance with the legal services’ quality and performance standards.

• To operate an effective, bring forward system tracking the progress of all business that lies within the remit of the post to ensure efficiency and due process, ensuring all ‘key dates’ are met.

• To undertake training appropriate to the work to ensure that a quality service is provided.

• To participate in the Council’s Performance Management Scheme ensuring that set targets are met within the agreed timescale.

• Experience of working effectively within a legal team, demonstrating an appropriate level of professional competence.

• Ability to work unsupervised on a varied and extensive caseload of routine matters appropriate to the level of the post and to work effectively under pressure prioritising tasks.

• Experience of office administration including maintaining effective systems for office and finance monitoring

• Fully IT literate with experience of using work processing, spreadsheets, database and e-mail packages.