City of York Council
Legal Officer - Court / Housing Disrepair (maternity backfill)
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We have a rare opportunity for a Legal Officer to join our Court Team. In this role you will predominantly support the work of the litigation mini team who provide legal representation, advice and assistance to the housing and prosecution departments within the council.
This post holder will work primarily on housing disrepair. However, there will also be opportunities to develop your skills with work across the court team. This is a busy and supportive team who carry out work with significant impact for some of the city’s most vulnerable residents. It presents candidates with a genuine opportunity to make a difference.
If you have a law degree, a CILEX qualification, are a solicitor or barrister or are working towards any of these qualifications, and you have experience or demonstrable commitment to legal work in one of the above areas we would be delighted to hear from you.
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This post is suitable as a job share opportunity.
If you are an internal candidate interested in applying for this job as a secondment opportunity, please discuss with your current line manager before submitting your application.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.
The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.
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For further information or an informal discussion please contact Philippa Gowland (Legal Services Manager - Courts and Tribunals) at philippa.gowland@york.gov.uk or on 01904 55 2065
Closing date: 7 October 2026 at 12 midnight
Interview date: TBC
Internally advertised posts are only open to CYC, WWY and Be Independent employees. Explore and Veritau employees are not eligible to apply for these posts.
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