Paralegal x2

Legal Services Up to two locations available with hybrid working see advert £41,799 (including inner London weighting of £5094)

Contract type: Permanent

Paralegal X 2 - Public Inquiries

1. 1 X RCN HQ London based (with hybrid working), 35 hours, permanent contract
2. 1 X RCN Northern Ireland/Belfast based (with hybrid working), 35 hours, 18 months FTC

As a paralegal for our National Public Inquiries team, you'll use your enthusiasm, positive thinking, and your legal skills to support with the representation of the RCN and its members at various public inquiries. You will also be involved with representation and defence of RCN members in respect of regulatory proceedings in response to charges of alleged professional conduct brought by, and before, the Nursing and Midwifery Council ("NMC").

To join us you'll need excellent legal skills with a law degree or equivalent and, ideally, a background in a relevant area such as healthcare regulation or crime. Whatever your background, you'll be efficient, accurate and show a real customer focus in all you do.

What we offer you:

We expect you to look after our members, and we expect you to be rewarded for it. Our pay is highly competitive with annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme.

We operate a hybrid working policy with blended office and home working to empower our people to do their best work recognizing that, to give our best, we must be able to balance the demands of work and home.

Our selection process:

Please submit a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don't. We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We're having to be more flexible about how we hold interviews and assessments, most of which are held by video call. If you foresee any problems with accessing a computer, webcam, or internet connection for this, please do let us know in your supporting statement.

Contact details:

For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Sara McAnallen, Senior Legal Officer on . For more information on the Recruitment & Selection process, please contact .

Opening date: Wednesday 19 February 2025
Closing date: Wednesday 12 March 2025
If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, this vacancy may close earlier.
Assessment & interview date: Thursday 20 March 2025