p>Service Care Legal are currently recruiting on behalf of a London Borough Council who are seeking an Inquest Assistant to join their team on a contract basis. Please find below further details with regards to this.

ROLE: Inquest AssistantLOCATION: North LondonRATE: 15.00 to 23.00 per hourCONTRACT: 3 month ongoing, 36 hours per week

Please note that this would be a full office based assignment.

The Role

• To provide support in relation to inquests, assisting the Inquest Manager, Senior Coroner and Assistant Coroners
• Collate reports for the Senior Coroner and prepare files in connection with inquests
• Support the Inquest Manager with the management of inquests in accordance with statutory provisions
• To send out legal notices and responding to requests with their guidance

The Person

• A law-related academic qualification (LPC, LLM, LLB) or qualified by relevant experience
• Previous legal administration experience would be essential, ideally within a court or dealing with inquests
• Previous public sector legal administration experience would be highly desirable for this role

If this Inquest Assistant role sounds like an opportunity of interest, please feel free to reach out to Lloyd Stanley on, or email . We also welcome referrals for this position, where a successful recommendation would be worth 250.