Tribunal Assistant

London Tribunals

£24,279 to £28,003 per annum 

Full Time 35 hours per week

Ref:  LC805

London Tribunals is one of the busiest tribunals in the country, providing an independent appeals service to around 60,000 people each year.

As a Tribunal Assistant, you will be responsible for providing paralegal and administrative support to the Environment and Traffic Adjudicators, who consider appeals against penalty charge notices issued by the 32 London Boroughs, City of London and Transport for London. 

From the hearing centre located in the heart of London’s legal district at Chancery Exchange, Holborn, you will work as part of a small team providing a fast, efficient and quality service to the independent adjudicators, the public and Transport for London.

You will carry out case work on the direction of the adjudicators and the Senior Tribunal Assistant, dealing with correspondence, enquiries and ancillary applications to the tribunal.  You will work closely with adjudicators and your colleagues to prepare rotas and financial records as well assisting the London Tribunals’ Management Team in the preparation and analysis of statistics and reports. 

We are looking for someone who ideally has:

• excellent written and oral communication skills;

• knowledge or experience of working within legal or statutory procedures.

• excellent organisational and relationship skills;

• experience in using Windows–based software applications (including Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel);

• a commitment to equal opportunites;and

• experience or knowledge of  delivering public-facing services in a similar legal/judicial environment.

London Councils is a membership organisation of the 32 London boroughs and the City of London. It manages a number of transport services on behalf of its members. These include Freedom Pass; Taxicard; Parking and Lorry Control

Find out what it is like to work at London Councils: https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/workforus

Closing date: 10 January 2022 at 12 noon

Interview date: Week commencing 17 January 2022

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24-hour Answer phone) quoting reference number LC805 if you experience any problems. A minicom service for the hearing impaired available on 020 7332 3732.

London Councils is committed to equality of opportunities. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the post.