Vacancies in the Sector

Current and Recent Vacancies

5th November 2025

Asylum Aid is recruiting an Immigration and Public Law Solicitor

Asylum Aid is looking for a solicitor and IAAS-accredited senior caseworker to join its Public Law team, with experience in immigration legal aid, judicial review, and asylum and human rights law. The role involves managing a complex caseload of asylum, trafficking, human rights, and public law claims, providing high-quality legal advice and representation, and conducting judicial review challenges in the Administrative Court and Upper Tribunal. The successful candidate will work closely with the Public Law Supervisor and the Director of Legal Casework to ensure that individual cases are handled effectively while also identifying systemic issues suitable for strategic litigation to achieve broader impact.

For over thirty years, Asylum Aid has been providing legal representation to some of the most vulnerable people seeking asylum. We have built an expert service, delivering vital and life-saving services in some of the most complex legal cases, with a particular speciality working with unaccompanied children, survivors of trafficking, torture or other forms of human cruelty, and stateless people. Their vision is that all those in need of protection from persecution and other forms of human cruelty in the UK can obtain it, and are treated fairly and with dignity.

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31st October 2025

Shelter is recruiting a Legal Administrator (Blackburn)

Closing date: Thursday, 13th November

Shelter is looking for someone with administration or secretarial experience gained in a legal environment to be the new Legal Administrator for their National Legal Administration Team. You could soon be playing a vital role helping people who are affected by the housing emergency.

Shelter exists to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. They need ambitious, passionate people to join them. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change they are striving to achieve. Their enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency.

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30th October 2025

Hackney Community Law Centre is recruiting a Housing Solicitor

Closing date: Monday, 24th November

Hackney Community Law Centre is looking for a housing solicitor. The successful candidate will have specialist knowledge of housing law and public funding covering homelessness, possession proceedings, warrants, serious disrepair and Judicial Review, and experience of managing a caseload representing social housing tenants, private sector tenants and homeless applicants.

Hackney Community Law Centre (HCLC) is a charity employing solicitors and caseworkers to provide free and independent legal advice and representation to people living, working or studying in the London Borough of Hackney and surrounding boroughs

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28th October 2025

North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre is recruiting a JFF Trainee Solicitor

Closing date: Friday, 28th November

North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre is looking to appoint a Trainee Solicitor under the prestigious Justice First Fellowship (JFF) programme. As a fellow at North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre, you’ll complete your legal training with them. They will cover the cost of any required training, and you will also work with them to develop a project that supports their mission. Through JFF, you’ll receive additional training, wellbeing support, and join a growing network of lawyers using the law to drive social change.

North Yorkshire Citizens Advice & Law Centre provide free, confidential and impartial information and advice on a range of issues including money, benefits, housing and employment, and campaign on big issues affecting people’s lives. Their goal is to help everyone find a way forward, whatever problem they face. They are an independent charity and part of the Citizens Advice and Law Centre networks across England and Wales.

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23rd October 2025

Kirklees Citizens Advice & Law Centre is recruiting a JFF Trainee Solicitor

Closing date: Friday, 28th November

Kirklees Citizens Advice & Law Centre is looking to appoint a Trainee Solicitor under the prestigious Justice First Fellowship (JFF) programme. It is essential that candidates have completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) or have an undergraduate degree or other Level 6 qualification and have completed the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) Part 1.

Kirklees Citizens Advice & Law Centre offers assistance to members of the public via their telephone adviceline, their web enquiry form and through their contact centres in Dewsbury.

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23rd October 2025

Tamil Welfare Association is recruiting a Family Welfare Solicitor (Part Time)

Tamil Welfare Association is looking for a solicitor in the areas of family welfare and debt advice to join their legal advice clinic. The successful candidate will take on cases relating to a wide variety of issues relating to the financial resilience of families, be comfortable with the welfare system including appeals, and relish the challenges of working towards holistic solutions for the client.

The Tamil Welfare Association Newham UK (“TWAN”) is a community based legal advice clinic, providing a range of services aimed at the growth and empowerment of Tamil speaking individuals in the United Kingdom. It holds the Legal Aid Agency’s Specialist Quality Mark.

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23rd October 2025

North Wales Community Law is recruiting a Solicitor

Closing date: Friday, 7th November

North Wales Community Law is looking for a solicitor or experienced caseworker to provide specialist housing or family law casework and advice under the supervision of their Legal Services Director. Based in their offices in Llandudno Junction, the role will involve regular travel to community based outreach clinics in North Wales, particularly Gwynedd and Ynys Mon.

North Wales Community Law is a charity established in 2023 that provides free legal advice to people in North Wales. They have a small team of caseworkers and they want to grow their team to enable therm to support more people. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to contribute to their vision to make sure that everyone in North Wales has access to the services and expertise they need to uphold their rights, fight inequality and challenge injustice.

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23rd October 2025

Shelter is recruiting a Solicitor (Newcastle)
Closing date: Monday, 27th October

Shelter is looking for a solicitor with experience in housing and homelessness law. Using your legal expertise, you will play a key role in tackling housing injustice and unfair housing practices. You will be working under their Legal Aid contract, delivering legal advice and representing tenants at court where needed. Delivering systemic change through legal challenge to prevent homelessness will also be a considerable part of the role. You will also work with the team in the Hub to help make sure people in the community are aware of their housing rights and how to enforce them, as well as providing support to Trainee Solicitors and Legal Advisers, ensuring good practice and compliance.

Shelter exists to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. They need ambitious, passionate people to join them. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change they are striving to achieve. Their enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, they must be representative of the people they are here to help and those who support their movement. In all their people decisions, they take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. They are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. They welcome you on their journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

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22nd October 2025

Cambridge House Law Centre is recruiting a Justice First Fellow Trainee Solicitor

Closing date: Friday, 28th November

Cambridge House Law Centre is looking for a JFF trainee solicitor. As a member of Cambridge House’s Law Centre Team, led by the Head of Service (and Senior Solicitor), the JFF will: i) Assist the senior solicitor with casework and provide high quality advice and assistance in the fields of Housing, Welfare Benefits and Employment law; and ii) Undertake project development, research and administration across Cambridge House addressing a range of community needs flexibly and proactively with the guidance of the Chief Executive of Cambridge House.

At Cambridge House, they work to tackle the impacts and root causes of poverty, social inequity and injustice experienced by those in their communities, providing people with the support, advice and opportunities they need to improve their lives.

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16th October 2025

Shelter is recruiting a Legal Administrator (Blackburn)

Closing date: Wednesday, 29th October

Shelter is looking for someone with administration or secretarial experience gained in a legal environment to be the new Legal Administrator for their National Legal Administration Team. You could soon be playing a vital role helping people who are affected by the housing emergency.

Shelter exists to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. They need ambitious, passionate people to join them. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change they are striving to achieve. Their enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, they must be representative of the people they are here to help and those who support their movement. In all their people decisions, they take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. They are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. They welcome you on their journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

To read more and apply, please click here

1st October 2025

Southwark Law Centre is recruiting a Public Law Paralegal (Part-Time)

Closing date: Monday, 20th October

Southwark Law Centre is looking for a committed, part time Public Law Paralegal to join their team in Southwark and support their strategic litigation and public law casework. This role is more than just legal support—it’s about holding public bodies to account, advancing fairness, and supporting communities facing injustice. You will work closely with their public law team on important challenges to unlawful decision-making that affect disadvantaged groups. As a key member of their team, you will play an essential role in preparing and progressing public law cases, supporting clients through complex processes, and contributing to their wider strategic litigation work that tackles systemic issues and creates lasting impact.

Southwark Law Centre provides specialist legal advice for people who cannot afford to pay for this in the areas of Discrimination, Employment, Housing, Planning, Welfare rights, and Immigration/Asylum law.

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25th September 2025

Osbornes Law is recruiting a Housing Solicitor

Closing date: Friday, 24th October

Osbornes Law is looking for a full-time solicitor with experience in housing law to join their expanding and award-winning Housing and Social Care team. Experience in community care and public law would also be desirable, but not essential. The role will provide an exciting opportunity for the successful solicitor to handle a diverse caseload.

Osbornes Law is a leading firm ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners based in Camden Town. The team is currently ranked in Band 1 in the Legal 500 for Social Housing, and Band 3 for Public Law. The team is known for its diverse legal aid practice and commitment to clients. Two solicitors in the department were named Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year in 2019 in the Social & Welfare and Children’s Rights categories respectively. The team seek to take on complex and difficult legal challenges to help their clients and would welcome a dedicated solicitor who is interested in a varied and rewarding role to join the team.

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24th September 2025

Shelter is recruiting a Senior Solicitor (London)

Closing date: Tuesday, 7th October

Shelter is looking for a Senior Solicitor. You will ensure you and your team will deliver high quality legal services and manage their Legal Aid Contract, with your main focus being on your own caseload and to manage and supervise the legal teams who are advocating for clients with housing issues, as well as bringing about systemic change. You will be dealing with personnel issues, providing professional support and supervision to your team, including but not limited to, independent file reviews (IFRs), time recording and good case management, as well as carrying your own caseload of housing litigation.

Shelter exists to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. They need ambitious, passionate people to join them. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change they are striving to achieve. Their enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, they must be representative of the people they are here to help and those who support their movement. In all their people decisions, they take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. They are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. They welcome you on their journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

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23rd September 2025

Miles & Partners are recruiting two Court of Protection Solicitors

Closing date: Monday, 20th October

Miles & Partners is looking for two Court of Protection solicitors to join their Mental Capacity team. This is a great opportunity for the right candidates to join a highly regarded team of accredited specialists recognised in the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.

Miles and Partners is a niche firm of specialist solicitors located in London E1, close to Liverpool Street Station and the City. Founded in 1996 by 5 young lawyers who shared a vision of providing the highest level of professional service to the local community. Over the years, that vision has grown and they have developed an outstanding reputation for being approachable, accessible, and achieving the best possible results for all of their clients, locally, regionally and internationally

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15th September 2025

JCWI are recruiting a Head of Casework

Closing date: Thursday, 25th September

JCWI is looking for a Head of Casework. This is a new role and the staff member will be the second most senior member of the Legal Team, working collaboratively with the Legal Director. They combine high-quality immigration representation with departmental management responsibilities, including supervision of legal staff, safeguarding, compliance, and billing. Under the oversight and direction of the Legal Director, they take responsibility for the day-to-day running of the Legal Team, enabling the Legal Director to focus on strategic leadership.

The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) is an independent charity established in 1967. For over 57 years, they have promoted their vision of a society in which people can live safely and are treated with equal dignity and respect, regardless of where they are from or how they came to the UK.

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15th September 2025

JCWI are recruiting an Immigration, Asylum and Public Law Assistant Lawyer (Solicitor or Caseworker)

Closing date: Thursday, 25th September

JCWI is looking for an immigration, asylum and public law Assistant Lawyer. The Assistant Lawyer will run their own caseload under the supervision of a supervising solicitor, alongside providing support to lawyers within the team. They will assist with all aspects of the legal team’s work, including the provision of outreach advice. This role will allow the Assistant Lawyer to develop existing skills and expertise in immigration and asylum casework.

The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) is an independent charity established in 1967. For over 57 years, they have promoted their vision of a society in which people can live safely and are treated with equal dignity and respect, regardless of where they are from or how they came to the UK.

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10th September 2025

The Howard League for Penal Reform are recruiting a Lawyer

Closing date: Wednesday, 24th September

The Howard League for Penal Reform is looking for lawyers to join their legal team who can: i) scope and develop strategic public law and human rights challenges; ii) provide high quality legal advice and advocacy support to children and young people in prison, and their families, friends and professionals working with them; iii) run a small caseload of legally aided prison and/or public law cases; and iv) work collaboratively with colleagues to contribute to the charity’s priority areas and wider policy and campaigning work as required.

The Howard League for Penal Reform is the world’s oldest prison reform charity. Their overriding ambition is to move the dial on punishment towards building a more humane and effective response to crime, that provides justice to all and helps to reduce reoffending.

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3rd September 2025

UCL Faculty of Laws (Centre for Access to Justice) are recruiting a Social Welfare Solicitor

Closing date: Sunday, 21st September

The Centre for Access to Justice at UCL Faculty of Laws (CAJ) are looking for a qualified lawyer with a current practising certificate and relevant practice experience in at least one of their areas of legal aid practice (housing, welfare benefits and community care) and a commitment to developing expertise across additional areas of social welfare law. Experience working within a legal aid practice is required, as is a sound understanding of the Specialist Quality Mark standards. Candidates must also have experience supervising others-whether students, volunteers, or staff- in an advice-giving environment.

The CAJ at UCL Faculty of Laws aims to provide significant benefit to, and strengthen links between, the local community, UCL students and the legal profession. Importantly, the Centre combines the unique advantages of social justice education with the provision of legal aid and pro bono legal advice to vulnerable communities. Their vision is to provide a world-leading legal education dedicated to promoting access to justice and to inspire a student body committed to addressing inequality before the law.

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28th August 2025

Public Law Project are recruiting a Lawyer

Closing date: Sunday, 7th September

Public Law Project are looking for a capable, collaborative and motivated solicitor to join their exceptional casework team on a 12-month fixed term contract to cover parental leave. You’ll be working at the cutting edge of public law in the UK, supporting their award-winning team of solicitors in work that brings about real change.

PLP employs specialist lawyers who assist individuals experiencing personal disadvantage, or charities or organisations representing the interests of marginalised or disadvantaged groups.

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15th August 2025

Appeal are recruiting a Barrister/Solicitor

Closing date: Tuesday, 30th September

Appeal are looking for an experienced criminal defence practitioner—solicitor, barrister or solicitor-advocate—who wants to make a real difference. You’ll lead complex appeal cases, collaborate with a passionate team, and contribute to changing the criminal justice system for the better

Appeal is a charity and law practice that fights miscarriages of justice. They represent people who have been wrongfully convicted or unfairly sentenced – people like Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison before his conviction was quashed

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14th August 2025

Shelter are recruiting a Senior Solicitor

Closing date: Sunday, 31st August

Shelter are looking for a senior solicitor. You will ensure you and your team will deliver high quality legal services and manage their Legal Aid Contract, with your main focus being on your own caseload and to manage and supervise the legal teams who are advocating for clients with housing issues, as well as bringing about systemic change. You will be dealing with personnel issues, providing professional support and supervision to your team, including but not limited to, independent file reviews (IFRs), time recording and good case management, as well as carrying your own caseload of housing litigation.

Shelter exists to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. They need ambitious, passionate people to join them. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change they are striving to achieve. Their enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, they must be representative of the people they are here to help and those who support their movement. In all their people decisions, they take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. They are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. They welcome you on their journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

To read more and apply, please click here

13th August 2025

Public Interest Law Centre are recruiting a Supervising Solicitor / Solicitor (Public Law and Immigration)

Closing date: Monday, 1st September

Public Interest Law Centre are looking for a committed and skilled Supervising Solicitor / Solicitor to join their team at the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC). This is a rewarding opportunity to use your legal expertise to help shape and deliver impactful public law and immigration work, in line with their strategic objectives ‍

The Public Interest Law Centre exists to challenge systemic injustice through legal representation, strategic litigation, research and legal education. They specialise in public law, actions against public authorities and public inquiries, bringing cases to court for individuals and grassroots groups who have been treated unfairly. They hold government and public bodies to account, challenging unlawful policies and practices.

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13th August 2025

Wilson Solicitors are recruiting an Immigration Caseworker

Closing date: Monday, 8th September

Wilson Solicitors are looking for individuals committed to building a career in immigration and asylum law. For the Caseworker role you will need to be accredited under the Law Society Immigration and Asylum Accreditation (IAAS) scheme at any level. For the Trainee Solicitor role you will need to have (a) passed the LPC or be studying for it part-time, or (b) passed SQE1; and (c) successfully complete a 6-month probationary period as a Caseworker with us before the Training Contract starts. ‍

Wilson Solicitors LLP is a highly respected Legal 500 and Chambers recognised law firm with a strong reputation for its family work. We represent both publicly funded clients (through legal aid) and private clients.

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13th August 2025

Wilson Solicitors are recruiting a Family Law Caseworker

Closing date: Monday, 8th September

Wilson Solicitors are looking for the next generation of lawyers committed to a career in family law. They seek candidates that have a proven keen interest in family law. One of the vacancies is for a caseworker with a passion for public law care proceedings to include a willingness to train to become a court advocate. You will assist our family solicitors with the preparation of their cases and have considerable client contact. You will receive excellent training, supervision and support. You will start as a caseworker and after successfully completing a six-month probationary period you will be eligible to start a period of recognised training. Training Contracts are available to those who have completed their LPC. For those who are qualifying through the SQE route the work you do as a caseworker will count towards the required 2 years of qualifying work experience.

Wilson Solicitors LLP is a highly respected Legal 500 and Chambers recognised law firm with a strong reputation for its family work. We represent both publicly funded clients (through legal aid) and private clients.

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11th August 2025

Asylum Aid are recruiting a Legal Administrator and Training Programme Coordinator

Closing date: Wednesday, 27th August

Asylum Aid are looking for a legal administrator and training programme coordinator. The Legal Administrator is a key component of the Asylum Aid team, overseeing all of their administrative systems and processes, and providing vital administrative support to their legal casework staff. The Training Programme Coordinator supports the delivery of Asylum Aid’s two strategic partnerships that aim to help address the continuing fall in availability of immigration advice across England and Wales. The Compass Project and the Migrant Justice Greater London (MJGL) Partnership are designed to increase learning, collaboration and peer support opportunities between advice agencies and ultimately improve the provision of immigration advice to people seeking asylum, refugees, and other vulnerable people in the immigration system. This role provides key administrative support and coordination to ensure the effective delivery of both the Compass and MJGL training projects, working closely with Asylum Aid’s Immigration Supervisors and Director of Legal Casework, as well as external consultants, including the Learning Partner, managers and advisers at partner organisations.

Asylum Aid deliver high quality legal representation to some of the most vulnerable people seeking asylum in the UK: children, survivors of trafficking and stateless people.

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6th August 2025

Hopkin Murray Beskine are recruiting a Paralegal (Islington)

Closing date: Monday, 1st September

Hopkin Murray Beskine are looking for a paralegal to assist their busy housing and public law team.

Hopkin Murray Beskine are a long-established North London firm recommended by the Chambers UK and Legal 500 Guides, known for their expertise in family, housing and public law.

To read more and apply, please click here

6th August 2025

Plumstead Community Law Centre are recruiting a Managing Director & Senior Solicitor

Plumstead Community Law Centre are looking for an experienced Supervising Solicitor with at least 3 years’ PQE.

Plumstead Community Law Centre is a free specialist legal advice charity located in central Woolwich in South East London. They provide specialist legal advice and advocacy in the areas of immigration, welfare benefits and employment. People can access their services via telephone or email, and through the Advice Hub outreach services they attend in local community centres. In 2024 over 1,400 local people accessed their advice and representation services, resulting in a range of financial and non-financial benefits.

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24th July 2025

Public Law Project are recruiting a Lawyer (Immigration & Asylum Accredited)

Closing date: Sunday, 3rd August

Public Law Project are looking for a capable, collaborative and motivated solicitor to join their exceptional casework team. You’ll be working at the cutting edge of public law in the UK, supporting their award-winning team of solicitors in work that brings about real change. You’ll be supervised by one of our Lead Lawyers and have the opportunity to collaborate closely with the whole team. The PLP team is friendly, diverse, and inclusive, and you’ll be supported and encouraged to develop your skills as a solicitor. Your caseload will be a mix of asylum and immigration work for individual clients as well as assisting with strategic public law cases relating to the rights of migrants.

PLP employs specialist lawyers who assist individuals experiencing personal disadvantage, or charities or organisations representing the interests of marginalised or disadvantaged groups. PLP also employs expert academics and researchers.

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23rd July 2025

ATLEU are recruiting a Housing Lawyer & Supervisor

Closing date: Monday, 8th September

ATLEU are looking for a dynamic and committed lawyer to join their legal team as a Housing Lawyer. This is an exciting role and will suit someone who enjoys using the law creatively and working collaboratively. In this role you will contribute to the development of ATLEU’s work securing support and safe and appropriate accommodation for survivors of trafficking. This role offers opportunities to do traditional housing law and public law cases related to accommodation and support, alongside the opportunity to do public law cases beyond the housing remit if you are interested in this.

ATLEU is the only UK charity that provides dedicated, holistic legal support to survivors of trafficking and slavery.

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21st July 2025

Coram Children’s Legal Centre are recruiting a Caseworker (Immigration & Asylum Law)

Closing date: Thursday, 7th August

Coram Children’s Legal Centre are looking for a caseworker. This role is a newly created position working within the Youth Access to Immigration Representation and Advice (YAIRA) project providing immigration and asylum support to young people who are in care or are care leavers. The YAIRA Project was set up by Coram CLC and 4 local authorities – Enfield, Islington, Barnet and Camden – to increase access to representation and advice for children in care and leaving care. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a keen interest in upholding the rights of vulnerable children and young people with experience of the care system who is seeking to progress their legal aid career in the charity sector.

CCLC is the UK’s specialist centre for children’s rights in education, immigration, community care and family law, and provides significant international legal systems consultancy. The centre is located on the Coram Campus in central London with a base in Colchester. They champion access to justice through information and advice, legal practice and representation, policy and strategic litigation. Their Legal Practice Unit (LPU) provides advice and representation primarily under legal aid contract. Their Policy and Practice Change team promotes practice change through training and capacity building to professionals and secures systems change through research, policy and advocacy. They use their broad and significant experience and expertise to promote and protect the rights of children in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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15th July 2025

Liberty are recruiting a Locum Lawyer

Closing date: Monday, 4th August

Liberty are looking for a creative and strategic lawyer to join its legal team for 12 months, to cover a lawyer on parental leave. Strategic litigation is core to Liberty’s work. Their lawyers work closely with the rest of the organisation using casework and legal advice to help Liberty reach its strategic goals. You will be responsible for running a small caseload of strategic litigation, conducting interventions and providing specialist human rights advice. A large part of the role is identifying and then scoping potential cases, working closely with other organisations to develop the litigation in a collaborative and creative way.

Liberty is one of the best known campaigning organisations in the UK. Their success depends on the talent and commitment of their staff, and the support of many dedicated volunteers.

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10th July 2025

South West London Law Centres are recruiting a Housing Solicitor

Closing date: Thursday, 31st July

South West London Law Centres are looking for a housing solicitor to join their dedicated team of 3 solicitors, 3 paralegals, and 2 trainees across their three branch offices in South West London. Their team handles a broad range of housing work funded by Legal Aid, including early legal advice, strategic casework related to Temporary Accommodation, and extensive representation as part of the Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes in Wandsworth, Croydon, and Kingston. This role is ideal for an experienced and energetic lawyer who is not only passionate about housing law and access to justice, but also committed to nurturing the next generation of social justice lawyers. A key part of this role will involve supervising and supporting our current paralegals and trainees—providing guidance, quality assurance, and skills development on casework and advocacy.

South West London Law Centre are now one of the largest Law Centres in the UK and a registered charity. For the last 50 years they have been providing advice and legal representation to local people who are without the means to pay for it. With the support of a network of over 400 pro bono lawyer volunteers and 40 members of staff, they work in the communities we serve, to alleviate poverty, speak for the most vulnerable and create a fairer society for all.

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10th July 2025

South West London Law Centres are recruiting an Immigration Solicitor/Caseworker – IAAS Level 2

Closing date: Monday, 28th July

South West London Law Centres are looking for an experienced IAAS Level 2 accredited Asylum/Immigration Solicitor or Caseworker to join their team on a one-year maternity cover contract. The role will involve providing immigration and asylum casework to clients referred from a range of projects, including those supporting people affected by homelessness and domestic violence. There may be further opportunities beyond the initial contract, as they are looking to expand their immigration team.

South West London Law Centre are now one of the largest Law Centres in the UK and a registered charity. For the last 50 years they have been providing advice and legal representation to local people who are without the means to pay for it. With the support of a network of over 400 pro bono lawyer volunteers and 40 members of staff, they work in the communities we serve, to alleviate poverty, speak for the most vulnerable and create a fairer society for all.

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10th July 2025

South West London Law Centres are recruiting an Operations Manager

Closing date: Tuesday, 29th July

South West London Law Centres are looking for a new Operations Manager to take on a broader and more strategic version of an existing role, with overall responsibility for the operational delivery of our services across three office locations. The successful candidate will oversee HR, facilities management, IT, and their volunteer programme. You will lead a small but dedicated administrative team and work closely with colleagues at all levels as part of their Senior Management Team (SMT).

South West London Law Centre are now one of the largest Law Centres in the UK and a registered charity. For the last 50 years they have been providing advice and legal representation to local people who are without the means to pay for it. With the support of a network of over 400 pro bono lawyer volunteers and 40 members of staff, they work in the communities we serve, to alleviate poverty, speak for the most vulnerable and create a fairer society for all.

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9th July 2025

Luqmani Thompson is recruiting paralegals

Closing date: Friday, 15th August

Luqmani Thompson are looking for paralegals to support the work of their fearless advocates who get results. They will be given casework support tasks which will be informed on by the level of knowledge, experience and qualification of the successful candidate. All paralegals are allocated a supervisor (senior lawyer) who will oversee their work and development and with whom they will have regular one-to-one meetings. They will also be allocated a team buddy to provide day to day support and to pass on know-how of the job.

Founded in 1998 Luqmani Thompson has been at the forefront of developments in human rights, immigration and public law in the UK for more than 25 years. They have firmly established themselves as a sector leader and are recognised by their peers and clients alike for their high quality legal work and excellent client care. They have been nominated for many awards and won the coveted Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year, litigated leading asylum and human rights caselaw, provided expert reports for court hearings, trained numerous professionals, both internally and externally, appeared in the media, and been recognised by the leading legal directories and ranked by The Times Best Law Firms two years in a row for being within the top 250 law firms in the UK.

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3rd July 2025

Shelter is recruiting a Solicitor – Merseyside

Closing date: Thursday, 24th July

Shelter are looking for a solicitor. Using your legal expertise, you will play a key role in tackling housing injustice and unfair housing practices. You will be working under their Legal Aid contract, delivering legal advice and representing tenants at court where needed. Delivering systemic change through legal challenge to prevent homelessness will also be a considerable part of the role. You will also work with the team in the Hub to help make sure people in the community are aware of their housing rights and how to enforce them, as well as providing support to Trainee Solicitors and Legal Advisers, ensuring good practice and compliance.

Shelter exists to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. They need ambitious, passionate people to join them. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change they are striving to achieve. Their enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, they must be representative of the people they are here to help and those who support their movement. In all their people decisions, they take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. They are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. They welcome you on their journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

To read more and apply, please click here

18th June 2025

MJC Law is recruiting a Paralegal

Closing date: Friday, 11th July

MJC Law are looking for a Paralegal to assist more senior staff based at their Nottingham office. The candidate will be based within the Nottingham office and will primarily provide support with Court of Protection work, but may be required to assist more senior staff in any of their offices on the range of work MJC Law specialises in. This position would suit motivated individuals with intelligence, ambition, lateral thinking skills and sound judgment. You must hold either an undergraduate degree in law or a post-graduate diploma in law (GDL). It would be an advantage, but not essential, to have completed the legal practice course (LPC).

MJC Law specialises in mental health, Court of Protection personal welfare work and community care. They hold 2024 Legal Aid Civil Contracts in both Mental Health and Community Care with offices in Nottingham and Leeds. Their three directors and are eminent in their field, with rankings in Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and awards at both local and national law society level. MJC Law won Legal Aid Law Firm of the Year in July 2021 at the prestigious Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards held annually by the LAPG.

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16th June 2025

Asylum Aid is recruiting an Appeals Support Advisor (Maternity Cover)

Closing date: Monday, 7th July

Asylum Aid are looking for an Appeals Support Advisor. The post holder will support clients with appeals and reconsideration requests in relation to welfare benefits and housing. This will allow them to provide a more comprehensive service for their clients, many of whom struggle to lodge appeals and reconsideration requests, and to gather evidence in support of their appeals without advice, due to language barriers. The post holder will deliver advice in community languages, including with the assistance of interpreters, to local residents as part of their partnership work. Most of their clients are refugees, people seeking asylum and others with a refugee or migrant background. The Appeals Support Advisor will work with clients referred from Asylum Aid’s Information and Advice Service (including their weekly drop in) and from other partners in the local community. They will also provide training and supervision to the Generalist Advisor and their volunteers. External supervision will be arranged for the post holder.

Asylum Aid deliver high quality legal representation to some of the most vulnerable people seeking asylum in the UK: children, survivors of trafficking and stateless people.

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16th June 2025

Asylum Aid is recruiting an Executive Director

Closing date: Monday, 23rd June

Asylum Aid are looking for an Executive Director. As Executive Director you will be responsible for delivering on their strategy for impact. You will oversee their work to increase access to expert, trauma-informed legal representation to those in the asylum, trafficking and statelessness systems and lead their policy and strategic legal work to achieve systemic change that contributes towards their vision. You will line manage the Director of Legal Casework to oversee the provision of supportive and enabling leadership to Asylum Aid caseworkers so that they can continue to deliver high quality expert advice in complex cases, while being supported in their professional development and wellbeing. You will also manage and develop the work of their welfare advice team within the Westminster Advice Services Partnership and beyond, and work collaboratively with colleagues in the sector to build capacity and increase their impact.

Asylum Aid deliver high quality legal representation to some of the most vulnerable people seeking asylum in the UK: children, survivors of trafficking and stateless people.

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9th June 2025

TV Edwards are recruiting Paralegals (Social Welfare)

Closing date: Monday, 23rd June

TV Edwards are looking for paralegals to join their highly regarded Social Welfare team. They do a range of housing, community care, Court of Protection (welfare) and general public law work, including migrant support cases. Most of their work is funded by legal aid. They are based in East London (Whitechapel) and South-West London (Clapham Junction). They recruit trainee solicitors from internal candidates and support those on the SQE route.

TV Edwards LLP has been serving London for over 95 years and our story continues to evolve. Founded in the East End in 1929, they are proud of their legacy, but even prouder of what they are building today: a diverse, dynamic law firm that’s consistently recognised by Chambers UK, The Legal 500, and The Times Top 250 Law Firms – where they were named among the top 20 firms in the UK for family law.

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4th June 2025

Plumstead Community Law Centre is recruiting a Senior Solicitor

Closing date: Friday, 18th July

Plumstead Community Law Centre is recruiting an Experienced Solicitor with 3 years’ experience in social welfare law, preferably immigration, but they will also consider those with different experience. This is an exciting opportunity for a solicitor to join their growing team and develop their social welfare practice whilst being involved in the development and growth of the Law Centre. The role will focus on managing a caseload, and supporting the CEO and Trustees in securing a quality mark and legal aid contract.

• Salary range: £40,000 to £45,000
• 30 days leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working
• Full Time

Plumstead Community Law Centre is a free legal advice centre located in central Woolwich in South East London. They provide legal advice and advocacy in the areas of immigration, welfare benefits and employment to those who live, work or study in Greenwich.

For an application pack, please contact Cara Amy Outteridge on carao@pclc.org.uk

4th June 2025

Tamil Welfare Association Newham is recruiting a Level 1 Immigration Caseworker

Closing date: Rolling basis

Tamil Welfare Association Newham is recruiting a Tamil-speaking IAA Level 1 caseworker to join their immigration team on a part time basis. The successful candidate should have a minimum of 1 year’s of casework experience in immigration work.

The Tamil Welfare Association Newham UK (“TWAN”) is a community based legal advice clinic, providing a range of services aimed at the growth and empowerment of Tamil speaking individuals in the United Kingdom. TWAN has successfully completed 39 years of service to the Tamil community in the UK and continues to grow. Formed initially to assist asylum seekers and victims of war and torture, they continue serve this group as well as specialising in other immigration matters. They also provide advice across a range of social welfare areas.

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4th June 2025

Tamil Welfare Association Newham is recruiting an Immigration Solicitor

Closing date: Rolling basis

Tamil Welfare Association Newham is recruiting an accredited immigration supervising solicitor to join their immigration team on a full time basis. The successful candidate should have a minimum of 2 years’ of casework experience in immigration work.

The Tamil Welfare Association Newham UK (“TWAN”) is a community based legal advice clinic, providing a range of services aimed at the growth and empowerment of Tamil speaking individuals in the United Kingdom. TWAN has successfully completed 39 years of service to the Tamil community in the UK and continues to grow. Formed initially to assist asylum seekers and victims of war and torture, they continue serve this group as well as specialising in other immigration matters. They also provide advice across a range of social welfare areas.

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2nd June 2025

Sufra NW London is recruiting a Head of Advice

Closing date: Monday, 9th June

Sufra NW London is recruiting a Head of Advice to safeguard the integrity of their services, ensuring that they maintain the necessary accreditations and compliance standards for their Advice Service and Programmes. The Head of Advice is responsible for setting the overall strategy for the advice service, aligning it with organisational goals, and ensuring their existing service and new programmes run effectively and efficiently. Additionally, the Head of Advice will oversee compliance with funding agreements, ensuring that all advice provided aligns with the stipulations of those agreements and regulatory requirements. Their leadership helps secure their position as a trusted and accredited service provider (AQS and IAA), while continuously driving improvements and adapting to industry standards.

Sufra is a charity in North West London that prevents hunger, fights poverty and builds community. With the help of their volunteers and partners, they coordinate a network of food banks, kitchens, a community shop and café. These act as a gateway for guests to access more holistic support – including welfare advice, asylum support and their award-winning community garden.

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27th May 2025

The Howard League for Penal Reform is recruiting a Legal Administrative Officer

Closing date: Sunday, 8th June

The Howard League for Penal Reform is looking for a legal administrative officer. This is an opportunity to join them at a pivotal moment, with pressure on the criminal justice system becoming headline news and rising to the top of the political agenda. Their current strategic priorities include addressing challenges in sentencing, preventing the overuse of remand, finding a resolution to the ongoing incarceration and recall of people on IPP sentences, confronting the injustices wrought by ‘secondary liability’ in joint enterprise murder cases, and making the case for prison reform.

The Howard League for Penal Reform is the world’s oldest penal reform charity, with a proven record of delivering change. Their successful campaigns have led to the abolition of capital punishment, an end to the ban on sending books to prisoners and a massive reduction in arrests of children. Their legal team provides expert advice and support to children and young people in prison.

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23rd May 2025

RCJ Advice is recruiting a Legal Aid Billing Clerk

Closing date: Friday, 13th June

RCJ Advice is looking for a legal billing clerk to manage the billing and related administration of their Legal Aid Contracts in Housing Law, Family Law, and their Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS).

RCJ Advice – Citizens Advice & Law Centre is a unique, independent charity, based originally out of the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, providing a number of local and national services. Initially set up to help people with a court case at the Royal Courts of Justice who couldn’t afford legal advice, they have expanded to provide advice and support services to people both locally and across England and Wales.

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23rd May 2025

South West London Law Centre are recruiting a Full Time Receptionist / Administrator

Closing date: Thursday, 12th June

South West London Law Centres are looking for a Full Time Receptionist/Administrator to join their busy, fast-paced team. Their reception handles around 450 enquiries each month across multiple channels and provides in-person support at their office. The ideal candidate will be confident in managing shifting priorities and multiple deadlines, and will deliver a warm, empathetic, and professional front-of-house experience to all clients and visitors.

South West London Law Centre are now one of the largest Law Centres in the UK and a registered charity. For the last 50 years they have been providing advice and legal representation to local people who are without the means to pay for it. With the support of a network of over 400 pro bono lawyer volunteers and 40 members of staff, they work in the communities we serve, to alleviate poverty, speak for the most vulnerable and create a fairer society for all.

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13th May 2025

Bradford & Airedale Citizens Advice & Law Centre is recruiting a Senior Immigration Adviser

Closing date: Monday, 23rd May

Bradford & Airedale CA & LC is looking for a senior immigration adviser. The candidate will be a Senior Immigration Adviser of at least 3 years’ experience with a valid Senior Caseworker IAAS Accreditation or above. The Senior Immigration Adviser will have experience of delivering immigration advice across multiple channels and have the ability to handle a large volume of casework files whilst ensuring quality of advice and meeting team targets.

As an organisation Bradford and Airedale Citizens Advice & Law Centre, they have a national reputation across the Citizens Advice network as experts of immigration knowledge and service delivery. They are accredited to the highest level within the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA formally Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)) and Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme (IAAS) – this means they can provide immigration advice to all levels, including to appeal and judicial review.

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13th May 2025

Bradford & Airedale Citizens Advice & Law Centre is recruiting an Immigration Adviser

Bradford & Airedale CA & LC is looking for an immigration adviser.The candidate will be an Immigration Adviser of at least 2 years’ experience with a valid OISC/IAA level 2 or 3 accreditation. The Immigration Adviser will have experience of delivering immigration advice across multiple channels including telephone work and be able to ascertain what level of accredited immigration advice a client is needing. They will be able to handle their own caseload of matters from instruction through to completion, acting on behalf of clients. You will liaise with contacts within the Home Office to find resolutions for clients and you will understand the importance of security and data protection.

As an organisation Bradford and Airedale Citizens Advice & Law Centre, they have a national reputation across the Citizens Advice network as experts of immigration knowledge and service delivery. They are accredited to the highest level within the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA formally Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)) and Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme (IAAS) – this means they can provide immigration advice to all levels, including to appeal and judicial review.

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9th May 2025

Kesar & Co is recruiting three paralegals

Closing date: Friday, 30th May

Kesar & Co is looking for three paralegals. As a paralegal, you will be partnered with a caseworker/solicitor. You will be given the opportunity to shadow the caseworker, attend court, sit in on client interviews both in the office and in prisons; you will be given items of work to carry out under supervision to build your knowledge and experience within the fields of work. This will include, but not be limited to, drafting witness statements, pre-action correspondence, briefing experts and counsel, applying for funding and appealing funding decisions.

Kesar & Co Solicitors is a dedicated Legal Aid practice based in South-East London/Kent. They were recently awarded Silver Investors in People, they have held Lexcel accreditation since 2012, and in 2020, won the LawCareers.net Training and Recruitment Awards.

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7th May 2025

Philcox Gray is recruiting Children/Financial/Family Solicitors and a Paralegal
Closing date: Monday, 26th May

Philcox Gray is a well respected specialist family practice. The firm expanded its family practice following its merger with Hornby and Levy in 2018, and undertakes all aspects of children and family law, including care, financial and international work.

They are looking for:-

1. An experienced solicitor/consultant ideally with Panel membership and/or specialist accreditation with a following.

2. A junior solicitor with experience of family law, who wishes to expand their practice by joining their team of lawyers, to benefit from excellent opportunities and ongoing training.

3. A paralegal. QWE for SQE/Training contract considered after a probationary period.

Please apply with CV and covering letter to Margaret Sullivan at – ms@philcoxgray.co.uk

6th May 2025

Work Rights Centre is recruiting an Employment Solicitor

Closing date: Sunday, 25th May

Work Rights Centre is looking for an experienced solicitor to contribute to their growing employment rights programme by providing expert legal advice and casework, and supporting the wider development of the charity and their strategic goals. This is an ideal opportunity for a candidate with a strong sense of justice, who values impact, teamwork, and the autonomy of working in a diverse and agile team.

Work Rights Centre is a charity that helps migrants and disadvantaged Britons access employment justice and improve their social mobility.

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30th April 2025

Shelter is recruiting a Managing Solicitor

Closing date: Sunday, 18th May

Shelter is looking for a managing solicitor. You will ensure they deliver high quality legal services and manage their Legal Aid Contract, with your main focus being to manage and supervise the legal teams who are advocating for clients with housing issues, as well as bringing about systemic change. You will be dealing with personnel issues, providing professional support and supervision to your team as well as carrying your own caseload of housing litigation.

Shelter exists to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. They need ambitious, passionate people to join them. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change they are striving to achieve. Their enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, they must be representative of the people they are here to help and those who support their movement. In all their people decisions, they take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. They are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. They welcome you on their journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

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23rd April 2025

North West London Law Centres is recruiting Paralegals (Housing)

Closing date: Friday, 16th May

North West London Law Centres is looking for paralegals to join their housing department. This position is ideally suitable for someone seeking experience in legal aid advice. You will be required to interview clients and take initial instructions and check and verify financial eligibility compliance for legal aid. The Law Centre may be prepared to offer a training contract to a suitable candidate subject to performance.

North West London Law Centres is a charity incorporating the Brent and Camden Community Law Centres. Its mission is to make a positive impact to people’s lives – particularly the most vulnerable and socially excluded. They do this by providing free and independent legal advice and representation in employment, housing, welfare benefits, asylum and immigration law for people living, working and studying in Brent and Camden.

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22nd April 2025

Wilson Solicitors is recruiting Caseworkers

Closing date: Wednesday, 7th May

Wilson Solicitors is looking for individuals committed to working for their clients in their legal proceedings against government. In return, they offer a home within a community of dedicated professionals and a supportive environment in which to thrive in your career. Public Law and Human Rights caseworkers will work on judicial reviews, actions against public authorities, and community care cases. In all roles you will assist their solicitors with the preparation of their cases and have considerable client contact. You will receive excellent training, supervision and support. You will start as a caseworker and after successfully completing a six-month probationary period you will be eligible to start a period of recognised training. Training Contracts are available to those who have completed their LPC or are studying part-time for their LPC.

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11th April 2025

Osbornes Law is recruiting Two Paralegals (Housing, Social Care and Public Law)

Closing date: Tuesday, 6th May

Osbornes Law is looking for two paralegals to assist partners William Ford and Edward Taylor in the Housing, Social Care and Public Law department with their legal aid caseloads comprising public law, housing, community care, age disputes, and welfare benefit casework. Experience in any of these areas and legal aid generally is desirable. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a successful team and alongside leading individuals ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners directories. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work on interesting and challenging cases, as well as test case litigation. The department is renowned for its work achieving justice for the most marginalised in society.

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10th April 2025

Shelter is recruiting a Solicitor – Sheffield

Closing date: Thursday, 8th May

Shelter is looking for a Solicitor with experience of housing and homelessness law and Legal Aid. Using your legal expertise, you will play a key role in tackling housing in justice and unfair housing practices. You will be working under their Legal Aid contract, delivering legal advice and representing tenants at court where needed. Delivering systemic change through legal challenge to prevent homeless will also be a considerable part of the role. You will also work with the team in the Hub to help make sure people in the community are aware of their housing rights and how to enforce them, as well as providing support to Trainee Solicitors and Legal Advisers, ensuring good practice and compliance.

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency. Shelter exists to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. They need ambitious, passionate people to join them. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change they are striving to achieve. Their enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, they must be representative of the people they are here to help and those who support their movement. In all their people decisions, they take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. They are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. They welcome you on their journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

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10th April 2025

Shelter is recruiting a Managing Solicitor

Closing date: Thursday, 1st May

Shelter is looking for a managing solicitor. You will ensure they deliver high quality legal services and manage their Legal Aid Contract, with your main focus being to manage and supervise the legal teams who are advocating for clients with housing issues, as well as bringing about systemic change. You will be dealing with personnel issues, providing professional support and supervision to your team as well as carrying your own caseload of housing litigation. Contributing to the strategic direction of Shelter legal services nationally will be an important aspect of the role too, as will taking the lead on delivering strategic change aligned to Shelter’s strategy and ensuring Legal aid contract requirements and performance targets are met.

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency. They exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything. They need ambitious, passionate people to join them. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change they are striving to achieve. Their enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, they must be representative of the people they are here to help and those who support their movement. In all their people decisions, they take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. They are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. They welcome you on their journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

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9th April 2025

Wilsons solicitors is recruiting a Billing Assistant

Closing date: Sunday, 27th April

Wilsons Solicitors are looking for a Billing Assistant to support their Immigration, Family and Public Law departments. This position will be based in their Tottenham office. The role will include drawing up bills and costing files, and generally assisting in the smooth running of the billing department. They require a self-motivated individual who has good administrative, oral and written communication skills as well as good attention to detail. You should be computer literate and able to work to tight deadlines within a team environment.

Wilsons are one of the leading firms in the UK specialising in civil liberties.

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8th April 2025

Southwark Law Centre is recruiting a Senior Housing Solicitor

Closing date: Friday, 2nd May

Southwark Law Centre are looking for an experienced housing solicitor to lead their housing team in Lewisham and to work closely with their housing team in Southwark. The successful applicant will have: i) At least 3 years’ recent experience of providing LAA Contract housing advice and representation under the legal help and legal aid schemes in particular in the areas of disrepair, possession and homelessness; ii) Ability to meet the Legal Aid Agency supervisor requirements for Housing law; iii) Experience of working to legal deadlines/time limits and managing a sizable and complex caseload.

The housing team at Southwark Law Centre delivers specialist legal advice and assistance including outreach, telephone and email advice to frontline advice agencies as well as the full range of housing casework. The need for their services has never been greater.

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2nd April 2025

South West London Law Centres are recruiting a Senior Adviser – Debt Free Advice project

Closing date: Friday, 2nd May

South West London Law Centres are looking for a proactive and experienced caseworker to lead and develop their money advice team. As Senior Money Adviser, you’ll provide specialist debt advice to clients, supervise and mentor team members, and help maintain quality and performance across their Debt Free Advice project.

South West London Law Centre are now one of the largest Law Centres in the UK and a registered charity. For the last 50 years they have been providing advice and legal representation to local people who are without the means to pay for it. With the support of a network of over 400 pro bono lawyer volunteers and 40 members of staff, they work in the communities we serve, to alleviate poverty, speak for the most vulnerable and create a fairer society for all.

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1st April 2025

South West London Law Centres are recruiting a Chair of Trustees

Closing date: Rolling

South West London Law Centres are looking for a new Chair of trustees to help support the law centre to grow and prosper. You will play a critical role in helping SWLLC to support over 6,000 people a year, who would not otherwise have access to legal advice. They are very proud of the impact that they have had over the last 50 years, and continue to have.

South West London Law Centre are now one of the largest Law Centres in the UK and a registered charity. For the last 50 years they have been providing advice and legal representation to local people who are without the means to pay for it. With the support of a network of over 400 pro bono lawyer volunteers and 40 members of staff, they work in the communities we serve, to alleviate poverty, speak for the most vulnerable and create a fairer society for all.

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31st March 2025

Mary Ward Legal Centre are recruiting a Head of Housing

Closing date: Tuesday, 22nd April

Mary Ward Legal Centre are looking for an experienced Housing Solicitor to lead their friendly and committed team and to contribute to life-changing outcomes for their clients. You will have a minimum of three years’ experience of casework and representation in housing law, with experience of working under a Legal Aid Contract and meet the LAA Supervisor Standard.

The Mary Ward Legal Centre provides free, independent advice to people who live and work in London to help them access their legal rights and entitlements. They provide specialist advice in housing, welfare benefits and debt. They also provide free legal advice as part of their pro bono clinic in the areas of: employment, housing, small claims, consumer, and family.

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31st March 2025

South West London Law Centres are recruiting a Finance and Operations Manager (Full Time)

Closing date: Friday, 2nd May

South West London Law Centres are looking for an analytical, detail-oriented professional to join their senior management team as Finance and Operations Manager. You’ll ensure the smooth operation of their financial and legal aid reporting processes and manage office contracts across their three locations.

South West London Law Centre are now one of the largest Law Centres in the UK and a registered charity. For the last 50 years they have been providing advice and legal representation to local people who are without the means to pay for it. With the support of a network of over 400 pro bono lawyer volunteers and 40 members of staff, they work in the communities we serve, to alleviate poverty, speak for the most vulnerable and create a fairer society for all.

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31st March 2025

Kinship are recruiting a Kinship Care Legal Lead

Closing date: Monday, 21st April

Kinship are looking for a 3 year PQE solicitor to lead the development of a new legal advice service for kinship carers. Joining an established advice team in a growing national charity, this is a new role focussed on delivering specialist legal advice to individuals and changing policy and practice through strategic casework. Applicants must have strong knowledge of child law, family court processes and related safeguarding legislation, an interest in shaping Kinship’s legal offer and the ability to become a leading expert in kinship care law. No Legal Aid work necessary!

Kinship is the leading kinship care charity in England and Wales.

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26th March 2025

Miles & Partners are recruiting a Data Clerk

Closing date: Sunday, 6th April

Miles & Partners are looking for a bright and enthusiastic individual to join their team as Data Clerk, providing support to one of their busy specialist award winning lawyers. Starting as soon as possible, the role will suit someone with willingness to work under direction from their team Leader and they show an enthusiastic, positive and pro-active approach. Experience of working in a team is desirable and it is not essential to have previous experience of legal work. The role requires GCSE and A level qualifications.

The role of Data Clerk provides clerical support to a designated Team and, where appropriately delegated, deal with variety of clerical matters under the supervision of the Team Leader

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26th March 2025

Miles & Partners are recruiting an Admin Assistant

Closing date: Monday, 21st April

Miles & Partners are looking for a bright law graduate with a professional outlook to join their team as an Admin Assistant. providing paralegal support to busy specialist award winning lawyers. The role begins in May 2025 and will suit a LLB or equivalent graduate.

To begin with the post will focus solely on time recording to help navigate Partners for windows, their case management system. Once allocated to a fee earner and their team, there will be a wide range of duties ranging from some clerical work to liaising with the Legal Aid Agency, the courts, experts, counsel etc., attending interviews with experts to take notes, assisting in arrangements for conferences, preparation of court bundles and accompanying documentation, preparation of documents for Counsel.

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26th March 2025

Miles & Partners are recruiting a Legal Assistant

Closing date: Monday, 21st April

Miles & Partners are looking for bright law graduates with a professional outlook to join their team as Legal Assistants providing paralegal support to their busy specialist award winning lawyers in their Family, Housing/JR and Court of Protection Teams. The roles begin in June/July 2025 and will suit LLB or equivalent graduates who have completed at least a year of LPC/BPTC, completed SQE 1 or completed 6 months relevant work experience after graduating from their LLB or equivalent. Experience of working in a busy legal environment with Legal Aid and CCMS will be an advantage but is not essential.

The posts on offer have a wide range of duties ranging from some clerical work to liaising with the Legal Aid Agency, the courts, experts, counsel etc., attending interviews with experts to take notes, assisting in arrangements for conferences, preparation of court bundles and accompanying documentation, preparation of documents for Counsel and occasionally attending Court with Counsel. With appropriate experience and training they would expect you to progress to preparing statements and applications, attending clients and taking instructions, and legal research.

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24th March 2025

Wilsons are recruiting a EUSS Legal Policy Officer

Closing date: Monday, 14th April

Wilsons are looking for a EUSS Legal Policy Officer to join their immigration team. This position is a legal policy role – to help create change for in-need Europeans and their family members who are affected by issues arising from the EU Settlement Scheme. The policy role sits within the Strategic Alliance for Europeans and their family members (SAFE) Project. This is a 3-year project that commenced in September 2023 and is currently due to end on 31st August 2026. The project is funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Grant for London.

The project was previously managed by the Here for Good charity and is now managed by Wilson Solicitors. You will be working in a team alongside two solicitors at Wilson Solicitors and legal services manager at Seraphus.

The SAFE Project undertakes both policy work and strategic litigation and the policy role will help to inform whether or not specific issues should be litigated. To date the project has brought a number of judicial reviews challenging Home Office guidance and policy, and for individuals denied their rights under the Withdrawal Agreement.

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13th March 2025

AB Legal Solicitors are recruiting a IAAS Accredited Senior Caseworker

Closing date: Rolling Basis

AB Legal are looking for an Asylum & Immigration Senior Caseworker to join their Immigration Law Firm, AB Legal Solicitors. They are seeking candidates who are enthusiastic about helping them to build their firm and services and help to increase access to justice in Nottingham and the surrounding area. You will have your own caseload, consisting of private and legal aid work.

AB Legal Solicitors is a niche firm of solicitors specialising in immigration law regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. It was established by its sole principal, a solicitor with over 20 years experience in the field of immigration law and has a strong client following. They operate a legal aid contract for asylum and immigration work and hold the Specialist Quality Mark. Operating out of modern offices in Nottingham they are committed to providing an excellent level of client care and services to their clients within a friendly and open working environment.

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10th March 2025

Shelter are recruiting a Solicitor

Closing date: Monday, 24th March

Shelter are looking for a solicitor. Using your legal expertise, you will play a key role in tackling housing in justice and unfair housing practices. You will be working under their Legal Aid contract, delivering legal advice and representing tenants at court where needed. Delivering systemic change through legal challenge to prevent homeless will also be a considerable part of the role. You will also work with the team in the Hub to help make sure people in the community are aware of their housing rights and how to enforce them, as well as providing support to Trainee Solicitors and Legal Advisers, ensuring good practice and compliance.

Their Legal Service provides specialist legal knowledge across Shelter through four teams covering Community Legal advice, Strategic Litigation, the National Legal Team and Legal Support Team. You will be part of their Community Legal Team, who are based across their 11 hub locations and work alongside hub colleagues every day to fight housing injustice and deliver systemic change relating to housing practice in our local communities.

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5th March 2025

RCJ Advice are recruiting a Housing Solicitor

RCJ Advice are looking for a housing solicitor to join a positive, friendly and supportive team in the delivery of high-quality legal advice under their Legal Aid Agency contracts. Applicants must be qualified housing solicitors with two years’ post qualification experience. The main purpose of the role is to take on and manage the current caseload of a housing solicitor whilst he takes parental leave.

Formed in 1978, RCJ Advice – Citizens Advice & Law Centre, is an independent charity, based originally out of the Royal Courts of Justice in central London, providing a number of local and national services.

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4th March 2025

Mary Ward Legal Centre are recruiting two Generalist Advisers

Closing date: Monday, 24th March

Mary Ward Legal Centre are looking for two generalist advisers to be part of a new research project – Healthier Wealthier Families in East London – in partnership with UCL and University of York. They are looking for enthusiastic and committed advisers who believe in the importance of co-located services and evaluating the impact of advice on health. You will provide generalist advice in Children’s Centres to families with newborns with the aim of maximising incomes and reducing poverty. The research will be evaluating the impact of the advice on health and wellbeing. You will be co-located in Children’s Centres and work closely with health visitors. You will be part of the research project and committed to data collection. You will have at least one year’s recent experience providing information and generalist level advice to members of the public on welfare benefits.

Mary Ward Legal Centre has been providing advice for over 100 years. They are a specialist legal advice centre that offers free legal advice pan-London. They believe everyone should have access to advice to be able to enforce their legal rights.

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3rd March 2025

GJ Law are recruiting a Legal Support Assistant

GJ Law are looking for a Legal Support Assistant. This is a varied role requiring a dynamic individual who is capable of working under their own initiative and capable of thinking “outside of the box”! The successful applicant will need to be highly motivated and productive. They will become a much relied upon member of their very small team.

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25th February 2025

Mary Ward Legal Centre are recruiting a Access to Legal Services Adviser

Closing date: Tuesday, 18th March

Mary Ward Legal Centre are looking for an Access to Legal Services Adviser to provide a specialist telephone and face-to-face triage service to Legal Centre clients and other administrative support. Good communication, organisational and team working skills essential. You will be joining the Access to Legal Services Team, who play a crucial role within the Legal Centre, handling all initial enquiries and co-ordinating their pro bono service. You will learn, or expand your existing knowledge of, several areas of social welfare law, including housing, debt and welfare benefits. You will be trained and supported to help run their busy pro bono service. The Legal Centre is a very friendly and supportive workplace.

Mary Ward Legal Centre has been providing advice for over 100 years. They are a specialist legal advice centre that offers free legal advice pan-London. They believe everyone should have access to advice to be able to enforce their legal rights.

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25th February 2025

ATLEU are recruiting a Housing Paralegal

Closing date: Monday, 31st March

ATLEU are looking for a dynamic and committed individual to join their legal team as a Paralegal to assist our Housing and Public Law solicitors. This is a fixed term (nine months with the possibility of an extension for a further three months), part-time role (three days a week). This is an exciting role, offering opportunities for growth and development, to build your housing and public law experience and knowledge through working on emerging issues affecting victims of trafficking, and effecting change for this hugely vulnerable group. The role involves providing housing and public law advice and representation to survivors of trafficking and slavery under a legal aid contract. The focus of the role will be to work primarily on housing cases.

ATLEU is the only UK charity that provides dedicated, holistic legal support to survivors of trafficking and slavery.

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14th February 2025

Southwark Law Centre are recruiting an Employment and Welfare Rights Paralegal

Closing date: Monday, 17th March

Southwark Law Centre are looking for a dedicated Employment and Welfare Rights Paralegal to join their team and help support local residents facing employment and welfare benefits challenges.

This role is more than just legal support—it’s about empowering individuals, ensuring fairness, and helping people access the rights and benefits they deserve. Their employment solicitor and welfare rights supervisor provide vital casework and expert guidance to those in need, as well as supporting local voluntary sector organisations through second-tier advice.

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29th January 2025

Wilsons Solicitors are recruiting Solicitors (2 years plus PQE – Public Law and Human Rights department)

Wilsons Solicitors are looking for talented solicitors to join their highly regarded Public Law and Human Rights department. They are looking for lawyers to join them in working for their clients in their legal proceedings against central and local government. In return they offer a home within a community of dedicated professionals and a supportive environment in which to thrive in your career. Career development is particularly important to them with their solicitors becoming Associates at 4 years PQE and a partnership that is expanding.

Wilsons Solicitors are one of the UK’s leading legal aid firms ranked in Chambers and the Legal 500 for our civil liberties, human rights, and public law work. They are winners of the 2021 Excellence in Access to Justice award from the Law Society. They believe in justice for all.

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20th January 2025

Osbornes Law are recruiting a Costing Paralegal

Closing date: Friday, 31st January

Osbornes Law are looking for an enthusiastic costing paralegal to assist solicitors in a busy public law, housing and community care practice to start in March/April 2025. This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside established and well-known solicitors in departments ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK Legal directories. The department is renowned for its work achieving justice for the most marginalised in society. Experience of Legal Aid and the costing process is an advantage. Experience of housing, community care and public law may also be useful, although is not essential.

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