Job Specifications
This position can be based at BRADFORD COMBINED BRADFORD, BD1 1JA, CTS Leeds Magistrates' Court and Family Court, LS1 3BY, CTS Newcastle-Upon-Tyne CFCTC, NE1 8QH, KINGSTON-UPON-HULL COMBINED KINGSTON UPON HULL, HU1 2EZ, LEEDS COMBINED LEEDS, LS1 3BG, LEEDS EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL LEEDS, LS1 5ES, LEEDS MAGISTRATES LEEDS, LS1 3JP, MIDDLESBROUGH TEESSIDE COMBINED MIDDLESBROUGH, TS1 2AE, NEWCASTLE COMBINED NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 3LA, NEWCASTLE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 3DX, SHEFFIELD COMBINED SHEFFIELD, S3 8PH, TEESIDE COMBINED COURT, TS1 2AE, YORK COUNTY COURT YORK, YO1 9WL, YORK HOUSE LEEDS, LS1 2ED
Job Summary
For a period of up to 12 weeks
Job Description
Proud to serve. Proud to keep justice going.
We are offering an exciting opportunity to come and join us on a temporary placement to support our services over the summer period.
About Us:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is an agency of the Ministry of Justice and is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our Court users and colleagues within HMCTS, ensuring justice works for everyone.
Key Purpose:
We are offering an exciting opportunity to come and join us on a temporary placement to support our courts over the summer period. These roles will give you an insight into how our courts run, and you will be part of a team supporting the important work to ensure our courts and services run smoothly. Successful candidates will be assigned to teams to carry out a variety of general administrative duties to progress cases through the court/tribunal system or provide support to other functions within HMCTS.
In some positions, role holders will have regular direct contact with court / tribunal users, including members of the Judiciary, service users and the legal profession. Working within an administrative team, HMCTS will provide successful candidates with regular management support and ensure appropriate training is delivered.
Working as part of a flexible team, you will be expected to undertake a range of the responsibilities and functions specified. It is not intended that each post will be responsible for the full range of duties.
Post holders are expected to commence across June and July 2026, dependent on the deployment site. Successful candidates would be expected to work a minimum of 10 weeks of the 12-week contract, with annual leave being provided on a pro rata basis. As these placements provide business cover during peak leave periods, they do not support hybrid working and will be office based only. These roles are offered on a full-time basis only. Our full-time working hours are 37 hours per week.
Due to the short nature of the roles, these are not eligible for skilled worker sponsorship and candidates must have the appropriate right to work at the time of appointment
Essential Skills, Knowledge And Criteria:
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Excellent communications skills
Strong IT, administration and organisational skills
You must be eligible to work in the UK for the entire duration of the internship
Locational Appointment / Preference:
Role availability varies by location. No alternative working arrangements are available and once placements are confirmed no location changes can be accommodated. You will be given the option to select up to 3 preferred locations for your placement. Please ensure you only select locations that you would be willing to commute to and work from for the whole duration of the placement. Whilst the post holder will be allocated to a specific office base, there may be a need for flexibility to work on a regular or ad hoc basis at other local HMCTS offices.
We will hold a reserve list for 6 months. The reserve list will be based on the location preference/s, as indicated in your application. We will appoint in merit list order for each location outlined in the vacancy. If you are subsequently offered a role from the reserve list for a location preference indicated in your application and decline it, you will be removed from the reserve list for the vacancy, across all locational preferences.
We currently have the following number of vacancies at these locations:
1 post Leeds Employment Tribunal, West Gate, 6 Grace Street, LS1 2RP
1 post at Leeds SSCS, York House, 31 York Place, LS1 2ED
1 post at Leeds Combined Court (County), 1 Oxford Row, Leeds, LS1 3BG
1 post at Bradford Combined Court (County) Exchange Square, Drake Street, BD1 1JA
1 post at York County, Piccadilly House, York YO1 9WL
1 post at Leeds Combined Court (Crown), 1 Oxford Row, Leeds, LS1 3BG
1 post at Leeds Magistrates, West Gate, LS1 3BY
3 posts at Teesside Combined Court (County) The Law Courts, Centre Square, TS1 2AE
2 posts at Newcastle CFCTC, Barras Bridge, NE1 8QF
1 post at Newcastle Crown, The Quayside, NE1 3LA
1 post at Newcastle Magistrates, The Quayside, NE1 3LA
1 post at Sheffield Combined