Paralegal Assistant

Job summary

Are you interested in developing a career with a real purpose?�Join as a paralegal assistant with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in an integral supporting role.�

In this role, you deliver customer service to internal and external stakeholders and casework support to the paralegal team. You build on your skills � including communication, quality checking and time management � to complete your work to a high standard and help achieve your team�s goals and objectives.

You must have the digital capabilities required to complete tasks that are part of the role.

Job description

Paralegal assistants provide vital administrative and casework support on the front line of our service. You work with the paralegal team to prepare cases for the magistrates� and Crown Court � producing court documents, managing case files and briefing prosecutors. You liaise with criminal justice partners to ensure the smooth progression of cases, and provide practical support to victims and witnesses of crime.

Your work makes a positive difference to society and the communities we serve. We value your skills and support your professional growth with development opportunities throughout your career at the CPS.

Your roles and responsibilities are :

• Supporting legal teams to operate effectively and efficiently, ensuring they have all paperwork ready for the case.
• Providing administrative support, ensuring information is recorded accurately for the team working on the case.
• Carrying out team related tasks including preparing briefs, filing, drafting letters and court lists.
• Attending court as required, to provide support for paralegal officers and prosecutors.
• Providing excellent customer service when dealing with enquiries so that the public and stakeholders can have confidence in the work of the CPS.

Find out what the role is like -

Our regional teams

The Crown Prosecution Service works across England and Wales, with 14 regional teams prosecuting cases locally in magistrates' and Crown Courts.

Each of these 14 regional teams are known as Crown Prosecution Service Areas � they are led by a chief crown prosecutor whose paralegal, casework and prosecution staff work closely with local police forces and other criminal justice partners to prepare and prosecute local cases.

Our central casework divisions

Central casework divisions in the Crown Prosecution Service deal with some of the most complex criminal cases we prosecute. Working closely with specialist investigators across the criminal justice system, these divisions prosecute offences including organised crime, fraud, terrorism, corporate manslaughter and economic crime on an international scale.

As a paralegal assistant, you�ll be based in either a regional team or a central casework division.

Please note, if your preferred location is Derby you will be contracted to Nottingham yet will be based within Derby crown court. Additional travel may also be required for roles based within London and York.�

Person specification

To be eligible for this opportunity, you must :

You do not need qualifications or legal experience for this role, a structured induction training plan is provided.

If you�re currently doing an apprenticeship within the CPS and you�re successful in getting this role, you must complete your apprenticeship course if the role is relevant.

Successful candidates will be :

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process :

Information sessions �

We are holding a series of information sessions � these are live webchats where you can ask us any queries you may have about your application, the process or the roles. You can register here :

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process :

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �22,100, Crown Prosecution Service contributes �6,402 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

We�re passionate about ensuring that we're a top performing organisation and a great place to work. We're a committed equal opportunities employer, creating a culture where you can bring your whole self to work, and individuality is truly appreciated.

Our culture of inclusion is underpinned by staff networks covering disability, faith and belief, LGBTQI+, race, social mobility alongside our mental health first aiders programme and wellbeing sessions.

The Crown Prosecution Service commits to offer its employees the following experience.

We also offer the following benefits :