Legal Clerk

at  Darlington Borough Council

CLOSING DATE

18/10/2025
A vacancy has arisen within Legal Services for a part time Legal Clerk. The position will involve providing legal and administrative support to Legal Services and to provide specialist legal support to the People Team. The People Team deal predominantly with Child Protection and Adult Safeguarding. Experience of dealing with these areas of work is desirable but not essential.

The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:

• 32 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
• Flexible working
• Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes
• Staff equality forumS
• Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
• Physiotherapy service
• Confidential counselling service
• Great wellbeing offer
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
• Local and National retailer discounts
• Arriva Employee Travel Club

For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our ‘Why work for us’ internet page, which also includes our Total Reward Booklet and Employee Benefit Video.
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers-1/why-work-for-us/
For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification. For a further informal discussion, please contact Nicola White, Principal Lawyer (People) on (01325) 405443.

Please refer the Job description for details