About the job Junior Legal Support Officer
Junior Legal Support Officer
Temporary Contract
Job Details
Client: Swindon Borough Council
Service Area: Legal Services
Start Date: 26 October 2026
End Date: 30 November 2026
Duration: Approximately 5 weeks
Number of Roles: 1
Working Pattern
Swindon based.
Further working pattern to be confirmed.
Location
Swindon
Pay
PAYE Rate: £14.00 per hour
Job Overview
Swindon Borough Council is seeking a Junior Legal Support Officer / Legal Support Officer to provide administrative and business support to the legal team.
The role will involve supporting solicitors with court bundles, case management system tasks, legal documents, scanning, merging, filing, invoices, witness contact, police disclosure and general legal business support.
Important – Please Read Carefully
This is a legal administration role.
Candidates should have at least 6 months' administrative experience within a legal office or similar legal support environment.
Strong attention to detail, confidentiality, organisation and verbal communication skills are essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the legal team
- Support solicitors
- Prepare court bundles
- Use case management systems
- Search for cases
- Create new cases
- Add documents
- Support legal workflows
- Scan documents
- Merge documents
- Convert documents
- File legal documents
- Contact witnesses
- Arrange court dates
- Arrange meetings
- Raise invoices
- Log cheques
- Update PBA account
- Obtain police disclosure
- Answer routine case queries
- Deliver court documents
- Collate evidence
- Support private law admin
- Organise couriers
Essential Experience & Skills
- Legal admin experience
- Legal office experience
- Solicitor support
- Court bundle support
- Case management systems
- Document handling
- Scanning and filing
- Confidentiality awareness
- Data protection awareness
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Verbal communication
- Telephone manner
- Deadline management
- Accurate administration
Desirable
- Local authority legal
- Childcare legal support
- Court deadline experience
- Police disclosure admin
- Invoice administration
- PBA account support
- Court staff liaison
- Process server/courier admin
Additional Information
This role is based within Swindon Borough Council's legal support service.
The role may involve supporting court-related deadlines and delivering documents to court when required.
Response deadline is 09 October 2026.
Maximum submittals per agency: 5.
Disclaimer
On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role.
I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.
Job Reference: 139138
Screening Questions
- Legal admin experience?
- 6 months legal office experience?
- Court bundle experience?
- Case management system experience?
- Confidential document handling?
- Able to work in Swindon?
Skills: Legal Administration, Legal Support, Court Bundles, Case Management, Solicitor Support, Document Management, Confidentiality, Data Protection, Invoicing, Local Authority