Job Description

Location: Basildon, Essex
Pay: 18.20 per hour
Job Type: Full Time, Temporary (until the end of December 2026)
Hours: 37 hours per week

Are you an organised administrator with excellent attention to detail? Do you enjoy keeping things running smoothly, managing multiple priorities, and working as part of a professional team?

We are recruiting on behalf of Basildon Borough Council for a Legal Administrator to join their Legal and Democracy Support Team on a full time temporary basis until the end of December 2026.

This role could suit candidates from a variety of backgrounds, including Legal Administrators, Legal Secretaries, Legal Assistants, Governance Administrators, Committee Administrators, Office Administrators, Executive Assistants, PAs, Local Government Administrators, Democratic Services Officers, Civic Support Officers or experienced administrators looking to develop their career within legal and local government.

This is a hybrid role, with a minimum of 3 days per week based at the Basildon offices. A Standard DBS check will be required for the successful candidate.

What you'll be doing

As a Legal Administrator, you'll provide vital administrative support to the Legal and Democracy team, helping to ensure the department runs efficiently while supporting a range of legal, governance and civic functions.

Your duties will include:

• Providing day to day administrative support across legal, democracy, elections and governance services

• Managing diaries, coordinating meetings and ensuring important deadlines are met

• Organising meetings, preparing agendas, taking accurate minutes and following up on actions

• Maintaining internal systems, databases, websites and document management systems

• Logging and coordinating Freedom of Information requests, Subject Access Requests and complaints

• Supporting councillors with administration, training arrangements and post election activities

• Coordinating civic events for the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Youth Mayor, including travel arrangements and event planning

• Assisting with the preparation of speeches and official correspondence where required

• Supporting the wider Legal and Democracy team during busy periods

Please note that there will be occasional attendance at civic and mayoral events outside normal working hours, although these are limited to key events throughout the year.

Why apply?

This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience within a busy local authority, supporting an important public service while working alongside experienced legal and democratic professionals.

You'll benefit from:

• 18.20 per hour

• Full time hours, Monday to Friday

• Hybrid working with a minimum of 3 office days each week

• Temporary contract until the end of December 2026

• Valuable experience within local government and legal services

• A varied role where no two days are the same

If you're an experienced administrator looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and one of our team will be in touch.