Judicial Liaison Assistant - North East (Ref: 17207)

Job summary

Please refer to Job Description

Job description

The key purpose of the role is to

Support the Head of the Judicial Liaison, the Judicial Liaison Managers and the Judicial Liaison Officers in ensuring the business needs of the region are met through the successful & efficient deployment of judicial resources.

The post holder is part of a small team responsible for effective planning and management of the judicial resources across the Region also dealing with other aspects of judicial administrative management. The post-holder will provide a key link to the Cluster and Courts particularly in relation to bookings for fee-paid judiciary.

Key responsibilities

Operations
* Act as first point of contact for the booking of fee paid judiciary
* Process bookings for fee paid judiciary.
* Update court sitting patterns & itineraries with agreed changes & circulate as necessary.
* Ensure all records & databases are maintained promptly & 100% accurate
* Assist in the production of sitting plans and resource schedules for efficient service delivery
* Accurately input, update and maintain relevant resource planning systems and records as required.
* Assist in the preparation of reports as required.
* Support and assist in all aspects of planning activities

* Able to work in a fast paced environment and adapt to changing demands.
Administration
* Deal with incoming correspondence and queries.
* Undertake additional support and administrative related assignments as directed.
* Provide administrative support for:
* Training
* Ticketing
* Maintaining databases & spreadsheets
* Running reports & queries

Drafting
* Draft correspondence as required.

Processing casework
* Assist with the daily management of objectives to ensure targets and deadlines are met.

Checking and verifying:
* Ensure compliance and administration documentation meet quality standards.

Collecting and assembling information:
* Collect and process data, for the team to present management reports.

Undertaking calculations:

* Effectively communicate via telephony, email and in person with a range of internal and external stakeholders including court and tribunal staff, Judiciary, court and tribunal end users on all resource issues to highlight potential challenges.
* Assist the Presiding and/or Family Liaison Judges or their representatives as directed.

Accountability
* Reporting to the Judicial Liaison Officer

Other duties

The post holder is required to work in a flexible way and undertake any other duties reasonably requested by line management which are commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility of this post.

Location

This role can be based anywhere within the North East region. When applying please select sites you are willing to work from. We will do our best to accommodate the site you have chosen, but if that site is at capacity we will find a local site within commutable travel to your home address.

Occasional travel to York House, Leeds, LS1 2ED will be required. Full training will be based here.

Applications for part-time working would be considered however due to the nature of the role the minimum hours would be 32.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday).

Requests for virtual interviews and alternate dates will only be considered in exceptional circumstances or as part of a reasonable adjustment.

Skilled Worker Visa

From 22 July 2025, the Government increased the salary threshold and skills level for Skilled Worker visas. This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship in accordance with the current immigration rules if you looking to apply for a Skilled Worker Visa for the first time.

The Department cannot consider sponsoring you for this role unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously since before 22 July 2025. If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during your vetting checks and eligibility will be assessed in accordance with the immigration rules and transitional provisions in place.

If you are applying for this role and you do not meet the new eligibility criteria for sponsorship (or the transitional provisions), you will need to consider your options for obtaining and/or maintaining your right to work in the UK in light of these changes. Successful applicants must ensure they have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.

The Department will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service. [1] You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria here.
References

Technical Skills

Using your CV as a reference, please provide a summary of the key responsibilities from your previous experience that is most relevant to the Judicial Liaison Assistant position. Begin with your most recent experience and work backwards. For each position, include the job title, duration of employment, and a concise overview of your main duties. (Maximum 250 words).

This section is intended to help us understand where and how you gained your experience.

Please avoid repeating content from your Statement of Suitability. That section should focus on what you can do, supported by specific examples. This question, by contrast, is about what you’ve done and the context in which your experience was gained.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Please see Job Description

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £25,582, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £7,411 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
• Telephone : 0345 241 5359

Recruitment team

• Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitm…

https://jobs.justice.gov.uk/careers/JobDetail/17207?entityId=17207