Paralegal (Findings Team)

Paralegal (Findings Team)

• Band 2 - starting at £37,000
• Full Time, part time and flexible working. The role may include occasional out-of-core-hours working.
• Permanent
• Security checks required
• See website for location options

About Role

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) is an organization dedicated to addressing the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Its mission is to recover and provide information to victims, survivors, and families affected by Troubles-related deaths and serious injuries, while promoting reconciliation. Operating independently, the ICRIR conducts investigations, produces reports, and ensures compliance with human rights standards, fostering healing through a trauma-informed approach.

The Findings Officer role is central to the ICRIR's mission, involving the preparation of high-quality reports that summarize investigation findings. Working collaboratively with investigative teams and other Commission departments, the Findings Officer evaluates evidence, engages with families, and ensures reports meet statutory and organizational standards. This challenging but rewarding role requires objectivity, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering meaningful outcomes for individuals and communities impacted by the Troubles.

Key responsibilities

• Use the Commission’s electronic document management system to review documentary evidence and data provided to the Findings Team by the Information Recovery Team
• Review and organise documentary evidence and data relevant to the work of the Findings Team and present it in a preferred format to assist the production of reports and preparing briefing notes
• Assess, summarise and report on documents with accuracy and attention to detail in accordance with the Head of Findings’ protocols, including identifying information that constitutes personal data within the meaning of the Data Protection Act 1998
• Assist the Findings Teams to produce high quality written reports in a clear, coherent and consistent manner (to be watermarked individually)?including, preparing and indexing any annexes to those reports, for disclosure to eligible individuals and public authorities
• Assist the Findings Team by managing and coordinating the statutory process of disclosing draft reports to eligible individuals and public authorities, using e-disclosure platforms and specific systems?
• Assist the Findings Team by managing the statutory process of receiving representations from eligible individuals and public authorities, including any requests for extensions of time for escalation to the Head of Findings/Chief Commissioner;
• Assist the Findings Team by managing the statutory sensitive information process time lines, including any requests for extension of time for escalation to the Head of Findings/Chief Commissioner;??
• Liaise with internal colleagues and external bodies/stakeholders/relevant authorities where necessary;
• Assist the Findings Team with day-to-day case management tasks and with such of their duties as may be required
• Conduct case progress reviews
• Deal with correspondence?and administrative tasks as and when required
• Ensure deadlines and quality measures are adhered to?
• Be prepared to work outside core hours, if necessary, prior to and during busy disclosure or representations periods We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, 11 Person specification

Essential criteria

• Law degree or GDL
• Applicants should have a minimum of a 2:1 honours degree in their first degree (in any subject). Where an applicant holds an overseas degree qualification this should be equivalent to a 2:1 degree. We will only consider applicants who do not have a 2:1 degree in very exceptional circumstances and where satisfactory evidence of equivalent high level academic and/or professional achievement can be provided (e.g. via relevant, demonstrable experience and results achieved for the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)/CPE, Legal Practice Course (LPC), Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)
• Previous experience of working on a public inquiry or other similar large-scale inquiry or investigation
• Strong organisational, resilience and administrative skills
• Experience of managing competing priorities in a high pace environment and ability to adapt to different tasks
• Demonstrate the values set out in the ICRIR Code of Conduct
• Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance (and potentially DV clearance) if not already cleared.

Desirable criteria

• Experience working with electronic document management systems (please specify which)
• A good understanding of investigations methodology and police processes

To access the job pack and apply for this role, please click the given link.

Please read page 11 of the job pack on the ICRIR recruitment process and how to apply.