The General Dental Council (GDC) have an exciting opportunity to join our Legal Presentations Team in a varied and interesting role as a Paralegal (Legal Operations) on a full-time, fixed-term contract for 12 months. This role is Hybrid (2 days per week spent working from the GDC’s office in central London).

About us:

Our primary purpose is to protect the public and maintain public confidence in dental services. To achieve this, we register qualified dental professionals, set standards for the dental team, investigate complaints about dental professionals' fitness to practise, and work to ensure the quality of dental education.

Our work matters and so do our people. We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion by recruiting and strengthening our teams with team members from different backgrounds, life experiences and viewpoints.

About the role of Paralegal:

The General Dental Council (GDC) is the statutory body responsible for regulating dental professionals in the UK.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Legal Presentations Team in a varied and interesting role as a Paralegal (Legal Operations) on a fixed term basis. The Paralegal (Legal Operations) will support various activities led by the Legal Operations and External Contracts Manager and will involve working closely with the GDC’s panel firms on some of the GDC’s most complex fitness to practise matters.

You will support the administration and management of a caseload of fitness to practise cases, ensuring all actions are taken in a timely manner. The role involves preparation of case bundles to support instructions, drafting and inputting to key legal and case management documents. You will also have the opportunity to get involved in various organisational and team projects.

We aim to provide the opportunity to develop your paralegal legal skills in the regulatory environment as well as legal operations skills. As such you will also work in close collaboration with paralegals in the In-house Legal Presentation Service (ILPS).

About you:

The successful candidate will need:

• Evidence of legal qualifications or extensive relevant legal experience.
• Healthcare regulation experience or transferable litigation experience.
• Strong written, oral communication, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional documentation skills – including drafting and preparing case documentation/bundles, with the ability to be clear and concise.
• Experience of dealing with a variety of stakeholders, including members of the public.
• Demonstrable experience of planning and organising workload and managing own time effectively.
• Comply with GDC policies and statutory obligations, including data protection and equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Strong ICT skills, including the use of case management systems and Microsoft Office products.

Benefits:

The GDC is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, that provides an environment that reflects our values and culture and allows employees to flourish.

To support this we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, including flexible working arrangements from day one and employee networks that aid growth and development.

Some of our benefits include:

• 27 days holiday (plus statutory) - rising to 30 days after 2 years’ service
• Pension contributions up to 10%
• Buy/Sell annual leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave from 1 years’ service.
• Life assurance, income protection plan and enhanced sick leave policy
• Staff discounts including eye care contributions and discounted gym membership.

We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. 

Closing date: 23:59 on 30 March 2025.

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Please note that a full job description is attached which includes further job responsibilities and specifications.

Please note we reserve the right to bring this campaign to a close early and would therefore advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Please no agencies unless instructed otherwise.