Careers in Legal Services

What we bring to Dorset

Legal Services is a is a team of 60 dedicated and enthusiastic professionals, who work together to provide high quality advice and support to members and officers across the council, and some external clients.

We are made up of six teams specialising in a wide range of legal disciplines, and each team has extensive public sector knowledge and experience.

The service is led by a supportive management team who have created a positive working environment for our team to develop and build their careers in our modern and inclusive organisation.

We are a forward-thinking legal service, with benefits of hybrid working, case management systems and improved technology, helping us to work effectively as a strong team and to support our council to make a difference, for our residents and businesses in Dorset.

“I can honestly say the move to the Local Authority was one of the best choices I have ever made. The support provided by my team and the larger organisation, along with the ability to learn and achieve, is incredible.”

- Tania Carter, Legal Executive

The Legal Service in numbers

9,500 land charge searches

processed 2022 to 2023

Over 1,400

council assets

over 4,500 staff

employed by Dorset Council

95 academies and

35 council run schools

What we are proud of

we are a really unified service. We are encouraging, respectful and supportive of each other, with a great reputation with council and external customers
everyone in our service has the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge and skills
we offer career progression opportunities through work experience, apprenticeships SRA and CILEX compliant training
we have a strong client focus to ensure a quality service is always provided with excellent customer feedback