Legal Executive

The Opportunity

Salary: £30,296 to £33,024 per annum.

Working Pattern: Full-time (37 hours per week).

Location: Chichester, with smarter working options to work from home available.

Interview date: Week commencing 15 January 2024

As our Legal Executive, your primary focus will be to provide a range of legal advice and support duties to the Litigation and Insurance Team in Legal Services.

You will provide advice on and handle a varied caseload dealing with third party and employers liability personal injury matters within the Fast Track and Multi Track procedures including those that may be more complex or contentious whilst providing an efficient service under guidance and direction from senior colleagues. There will be a requirement to attend court where required and assist the advocate.

What experience and skills are we looking for?

• You will have successfully achieved the membership grade of CILEX.
• You will be able to demonstrate previous experience within a similar role, with relevant or organisational knowledge of appropriate systems, procedures and policies.
• Effective advocacy skills / ability to present cases in a clear and concise manner
• Good negotiation skills to undertake technical legal negotiations to achieve specific outcomes.
• You will have excellent IT skills and be able to work using a case management system.
• You will have a structure approach to work, but also be able to work flexibly to meet the demands of this fast-paced team, organising and prioritising your own work as required.
• You will be a strong team player, demonstrating confidentiality and integrity in order to provide the best possible customer service in sometimes difficult circumstances.
• There is a regular and intrinsic requirement to communicate in English with members of the public. You’ll need to be able to travel between sites as needed.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Working for us

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:

• an excellent local government pension scheme
• generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
• a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CRS00748.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Richard Pearce (Principal Lawyer Litigation & Insurance) at or Chloe Chatfield (Talent Acquisition Specialist) at For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

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