Legal Services Support Officer in Leeds

Permanent / Full time (37 hours per week)

Closing date - Sunday 15 February 2026 at 11:55pm

Please note that the Combined Authority will consider requests for part-time working and/or job share.

We currently have a vacancy for a Legal Services Support Officer to join our Legal & Governance Services Team. We are looking for a proactive and highly organised Administrative Support Officer to join our Legal, Governance & Compliance Services Team. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a small, high-performing team, providing essential administrative support to ensure smooth operations and accurate record-keeping of all commercial contracts entered into.

In this varied role, you will assist with recruitment activities and onboarding new starters, coordinate training, and manage financial processes such as invoice handling and maintaining budget records. To succeed, you will need strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment.

Our Offer

• Work your way – From flexible and agile working options, including a generous flexi-time scheme to help you balance your personal life and career.
• Time to recharge – Enjoy 28 days of annual leave (with increases based on length of service), plus all Bank Holidays.
• Free greener travel across West Yorkshire – Cover your commute sustainably with unlimited free bus and rail travel using the MCard (Zones 1–5).
• Secure your future – Benefit from a highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Investing in you – Take advantage of fully funded professional development, regular training, and up to 3 paid volunteering days per year.
• Grow with us – Incremental salary progression for most roles and annual cost of living increases.
• Family first – We offer enhanced parental and bereavement leave, plus other family-friendly policies to support you when it matters most.
• Your wellbeing, our priority – Access 24/7 free confidential counselling services and the Headspace app for you and up to 5 family or friends.
• Modern workspace in a prime location – Work in bright, contemporary offices just a 2-minute walk from Leeds Train Station, fully equipped with the latest tech.

The Role

Reporting into the Legal Business Practice Manager your key responsibilities will include:

• To provide a full and comprehensive administration service for the Legal & Governance team, including inputting data onto electronic systems/legal case management system, including confidential and sensitive legal and employee information.
• Manage and coordinate the teams financial and budgetary records and processes, including placing orders and processing invoices for payment.
• Providing a supporting role for dealing with contracts, such as assisting Lawyers in the sealing process of legal documents and the binding, safe and secure storage of deeds and documents.

Please review the Role Profile provided for more information about the responsibilities.

About You:

You will have the following key skills, attributes, education and experience:

• Educated to A Level or equivalent experience / Qualified to NVQ level 3 Administration (or equivalent experience).
• Experience of undertaking general admin duties in an office environment. Experience of working as a personal assistant is desirable.
• Practical experience of successfully performing in a similar role.

This post is subject to vetting clearance. Due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will be subject to relevant vetting checks at the appropriate level and any job offer will be conditional subject to successful vetting clearance. Applicants should be aware that it is not possible to make meaningful vetting enquiries in many jurisdictions outside the UK. Vetting clearance cannot therefore be granted if the applicant has not been resident in the UK for the relevant minimum period and comparable vetting enquiries cannot be made in jurisdictions where the individual has been residing. The relevant periods are three years for NPPV 1&2 and five years for NPPV3.

To Apply

If this sounds like your next role, please complete the application form and tell us within the supporting statement why you would be a great fit for our role and how your skills, knowledge and experience align with the requirements under the ‘About You’ section of the advert and criteria within the Role Profile. Please visit our Advice for Candidates webpage and review the guidance on this page for support in completing your application form.

If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, please contact Morna Rajput via Morna.Rajput@westyorks-ca.gov.uk or 0113 348 1672.

Further Information

The Combined Authority is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro divergent. To find out more about inclusivity at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority please visit our dedicated webpage.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, applicants with a disability are guaranteed an interview, subject to the minimum criteria being met.

Please note that whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, which is the salary stated above, each role includes career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases on an annual basis.