Shelter is recruiting a Lawyer (London)
Shelter is looking for a Lawyer. You will be delivering high quality legal services, through casework and ensuring Legal aid contract requirements and performance targets are met. Also, you will be able to identify test case opportunities to address systemic bad practice and so achieve change for a greater number of people. The role will… continue reading
Kesar & Co are looking for a Solicitor / Area Supervisor
Kesar & Co are recruiting an experienced and highly motivated Solicitor or CILEX Lawyer to join their team in a supervisory capacity, specialising in Discrimination, Public Law or Claims Against Public Authorities. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced legal professional who is confident managing their own caseload while providing effective supervision, technical guidance… continue reading
PAMELA Event – Breathwork Practice
Our next talk is going to be by our very own Tejal-Roma Williams, Criminal Lawyer & Certified Breathwork Facilitator. She will explain the evidence behind breathwork practice and how we can use it to support us and manage anxiety. It will be online, 1pm Friday 27 November 2026 You can sign up here:https://forms.gle/tBcYTAehygnGsZBH7
Shelter Cymru is recruiting an Administrative Assistant
Shelter Cymru is looking for an Administrative Assistant. As an Administrative Assistant you will be part of a team who provide a National Housing Advice Service through a mixture of advice surgery, court, telephone and email/online based services. The delivery and development of National Housing Advice services is one of the primary means by which… continue reading
Shelter Cymru is recruiting an Advice Online Manager
Shelter Cymru is looking for an Advice Online Manager to manage and develop Shelter Cymru’s Advice Online (AOL) information resource as an effective homelessness prevention tool. This will include managing the AOL team as well as leading continually improvements in design and content in response to feedback and changing technology, aimed at ensuring the accuracy… continue reading
Simpson Millar Solicitors is recruiting a Public Law and Human Rights Paralegal
Simpson Millar Solicitors is looking for a Paralegal to join their Public Law and Human Rights team, supporting the team with a diverse caseload. The team advises and represents clients across a range of matters, including: Simpson Millar have been providing expert legal advice since 1841, when Henry Simpson became a partner in the London… continue reading
Coram Children’s Legal Centre is recruiting a Legal Advisor (Full-time or Part-time)
Coram Children’s Legal Centre is looking for a legal advisor. Your primary role will be to advise parents, carers and young people who are experiencing difficulties accessing legal advice and representation in the areas of Family, Child and Education law. You will join a team of experienced legal advisors responsible for providing legal advice via… continue reading
Southwark Law Centre is recruiting a Public Law Solicitor
Southwark Law Centre is looking for a public law solicitor to undertake complex public law casework and help supervise and develop public law work across the Law Centre. The successful applicant will manage their own caseload, including judicial review proceedings, and act as a Legal Aid Agency supervisor for their Public Law contract. They will… continue reading
Burke Niazi Solicitors is recruiting a Family/Care Solicitor (NQ – 3 Years PQE)
Burke Niazi Solicitors is looking for a newly qualified or junior solicitor to join them. The role will involve a mixed family law caseload, with a primary focus on public law care proceedings. Candidates who have a mixed practice are welcome to apply as opportunity to undertake other areas of work alongside. Burke Niazi Solicitors… continue reading
Public Interest Law Centre is recruiting two Trustees
PILC is looking for two new Trustees to join their Board and help shape the future of PILC. As a Trustee, you will play a vital role in ensuring PILC remains true to its charitable purpose while supporting its long-term sustainability and impact. They are committed to building a Board that is as inclusive as possible… continue reading
Coram is looking for a Policy Officer
Coram is recruiting a Policy Officer. This role will contribute to delivering Coram Children’s Legal Centre’s agreed programme of policy work, which focuses on immigration policy, education policy and children’s rights. The post-holder will play an important part in creating policy impact to promote the rights of children in the areas of immigration and education… continue reading
Shelter is recruiting a Legal Administrator
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. You will provide full administrative support to the Legal Team, including… continue reading
Shelter is recruiting a Solicitor (Sheffield)
Shelter is looking for a Housing 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… continue reading
Shelter Cymru is recruiting a Solicitor
Shelter Cymru is looking for a solicitor. The delivery and development of a National Housing Advice network is one of the primary means by which Shelter Cymru fulfils its aims and objectives of preventing homelessness and improving bad housing conditions. The Legal Services team provides specialist legal advice on all areas of housing law to… continue reading
Coram is recruiting a Paralegal (Immigration & Asylum)
Coram Children’s Legal Centre is looking for a new paralegal to join their dedicated, friendly and highly experienced Immigration & Asylum team. The successful candidate will assist solicitors and senior caseworkers in providing legal advice and representation to primarily legal aid funded clients, including children and young people, parents, carers and others in relation to… continue reading
Coram is looking for a Senior Billing Officer and Coordinator
Coram is recruiting a Senior Billing Officer and Coordinator. This role will coordinate, oversee and supervise the Legal Practice Unit’s legal aid billing operations. Through systematic and efficient management, the post-holder will play an important role in CCLC’s financial and operational sustainability. Working with the Managing Director of Legal Practice, the Heads of Department and… continue reading
Coram is recruiting a Solicitor or Senior Solicitor (Child and Family Law)
Coram Children’s Legal Centre is looking for a solicitor or senior solicitor to join the existing team of two senior solicitors and a paralegal. The role sits within a wider team that includes education, community care and immigration and asylum lawyers. It will also benefit from CCLC’s position within the Coram group which includes Coram… continue reading
Osbornes Law is recruiting a Litigation Solicitor
Osbornes Law is looking for a full-time solicitor with experience in housing law to join their expanding and award-winning litigation legal aid 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 and to make a positive difference… continue reading
Shelter Cymru is recruiting a Housing Law Caseworker (Gwent)
Shelter Cymru is looking for a Housing Law Caseworker. As a Housing Law Caseworker, you will be part of a team that provides a National Housing Advice Service through a mixture of centre, court and surgery-based services. The delivery and development of National Housing Advice services is one of the primary means by which Shelter… continue reading
Shelter Cymru is recruiting a Court Duty Scheme Housing Law Caseworker (Cardiff, Vale and Valleys)
Shelter Cymru is looking for a Court Duty Scheme Housing Law Caseworker. As a Court Duty Scheme Housing Law Caseworker you will be part of a team who provide a National Housing Advice Service through a mixture of centre, court and surgery based services. The delivery and development of National Housing Advice services is one… continue reading
PAMELA Event – Evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle strategies for menopausal symptoms
Led by Debbie Myers-Anderson, who shared evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle strategies that can make a meaningful difference to menopausal symptoms, with a focus on realistic, practical interventions that women can incorporate into their daily lives straight away. Here is the link to the presentation in case you missed it and want to catch up: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yk6nxnVF5xm3jQ7gw3If3YeWW5TprUid/view
Leeds Citizens Advice & Law Centre is recruiting an Advice Team Leader
Leeds Citizens Advice & Law Centre is looking for an Advice Team Leader. As Advice Team Leader you will play a key role in ensuring their advice services are delivered to high quality standards with a strong focus on their Gateway Service but will also work across other teams as required. You will lead, motivate… continue reading
Leeds Citizens Advice & Law Centre is recruiting a Housing Caseworker
Leeds Citizens Advice & Law Centre is looking for a Housing caseworker. As a Housing Caseworker, you will work closely with the Housing Solicitor and Money Advice Team in particular, advising clients on a range of housing issues, including homelessness, possession and eviction, disrepair, and renters’ rights. An understanding of eligibility and scope for legal… continue reading
Leeds Citizens Advice & Law Centre is recruiting a Welfare Rights Caseworker
Leeds Citizens Advice & Law Centre is looking for a Welfare Rights caseworker. As a Welfare Rights Caseworker you will play a key role in ensuring their clients receive good quality benefits advice, via a range of communication channels including face to face, telephone and digital. You will have experience of providing a full range… continue reading
Youth Legal is looking for a Community Care Supervising Solicitor
Youth Legal is recruiting a committed and experienced Community Care Supervising Solicitor to join their growing team and play a key role in supporting vulnerable young people and families across London. This is an opportunity to combine high-quality legal practice with meaningful social impact. The role involves advising and representing young people aged 16-25 and… continue reading
Wilson Solicitors is looking for a Billing Assistant
Wilson Solicitors is recruiting are recruiting Billing Assistants to support their Immigration, Family and Public Law and Human Rights departments. These positions will be based in their Tottenham office. The role will include costing files, creating Legal Aid claims and generally assisting in the smooth running of the billing department. The role also includes assisting… continue reading
Ro Jana contributes to the latest edition of the DLA’s Briefings journal
Our Director of Policy (Parliamentary Engagement), Ro Jana, has written a piece on the DLA’s Briefings journal. The article explores the precarious financial state the legal aid system, the impact on practitioners and access to justice. You can read her piece here
Coram is looking for a Legal and Policy Intern
Coram Children’s Legal Centre is recruiting a Legal and Policy Intern. The role will create an opportunity to develop key skills for a range of future careers, whilst also holding an important role in the team. The main purposes of the role are: Part of the Coram group, Coram Children’s Legal Centre is the UK’s… continue reading
Hopkin Murray Beskine is looking for a Paralegal
Hopkin Murray Beskine is recruiting a paralegal to assist their busy housing and public law team. Paralegals in their housing and public law team provide support in a range of interesting work, including judicial review, housing possession and disrepair claims in the County Court, and homelessness challenges and appeals. They have excellent resources including a… continue reading
Simpson Millar are recruiting a Grade A/B Solicitor (Public Law and Human Rights)
Simpson Millar are looking for a Grade A/B Solicitor to join their Public Law and Human Rights team in London. They are looking for someone with strong experience in human rights and public law work, including Civil Claims against public authorities and Inquest work, who is passionate about representing vulnerable clients and contributing to a… continue reading
Liberty is looking for a Legal Team Manager
Liberty is looking for a creative and strategic lawyer to join its legal team as a legal team manager. 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… continue reading
Shelter Cymru is recruiting a Team Leader (Western Bay)
Shelter Cymru is looking for a Team Leader (Western Bay). The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that high quality, responsive and effective housing advice services are delivered across the Western Bay region, which includes Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend. Housing advice services are delivered by phone, through outreach-based advice surgeries, and at… continue reading
Shelter is recruiting a Housing Solicitor or Paralegal – Outreach (Rochdale)
Shelter is recruiting a Housing Solicitor or Paralegal. Based with their partnering organisations, you will ensure you deliver high quality legal services through casework, the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Scheme and ensuring Legal Aid contract requirements and performance targets are met. Shelter exists to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything…. continue reading
Central England Law Centre is looking for a Family Caseworker or Solicitor
Central England Law Centre is recruiting an experienced caseworker or solicitor to join the team, supporting their clients across Coventry in the delivery of casework through the Law Centre’s Legal Aid contract. Central England Law Centre (CELC) provides a vital service to clients across Coventry and Birmingham, providing support for all aspects of family law… continue reading
Central England Law Centre is looking for a Housing Caseworker or Solicitor
Central England Law Centre is recruiting an experienced caseworker or solicitor to join the team, supporting their clients across Birmingham in the delivery of casework through the Law Centre’s Legal Aid contract. Central England Law Centre (CELC) provides a vital service to clients across Coventry and Birmingham, providing support for all aspects of housing law… continue reading
Coram is looking for an IRM Legal Advisor (Casual)
Coram is recruiting an IRM Legal Advisor to provide written legal advice to caseworkers, panel members and the Contract Manager about individual applications and well as ad hoc advice on occasions. Legal Advisers provide on average 2 pieces of advice weekly and are paid at an hourly rate claimed each month. Legal Advisers also need… continue reading
Dowse & Co are looking for a Housing Lawyer / Caseworker
Dowse & Co are expanding their Housing Law department by recruiting an enthusiastic solicitor/caseworker. They represent clients on a range of housing matters including possession actions, disrepair, homelessness, injunctions, unlawful eviction, leaseholder disputes and succession matters. They act almost exclusively for tenants and leaseholders. Dowse & Co has been a partnership for 125 years. They… continue reading
Release is looking for a Supervising Solicitor (Community Care)
Release is seeking to appoint a Supervising Solicitor for Community Care — with genuine flexibility for part‑time or full‑time working — to help shape and expand their legal services at the intersection of social justice and community care law, and harm reduction. The Supervising Solicitor (Community Care) – Legal Aid is a key role in shaping and strengthening Release’s legal… continue reading
Centre for Women’s Justice is looking for a Solicitor (Criminal Appeals Supervisor) (women-only*)
Centre for Women’s Justice is seeking a feminist criminal lawyer with experience in criminal appeals and CCRC reviews. This is a new position within CWJ, and will involve working with our CEO, Harriet Wistrich, on potential miscarriages of justice relating to women who have offended in response to male violence. Cases will range from convictions… continue reading
Osbornes Law is looking for a Housing Solicitor
Osbornes Law is recruiting 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… continue reading
Coram is looking for a Solicitor / Senior Solicitor (Education Law)
Coram is recruiting up to two solicitors/ senior solicitors specialising in education law to work within their Education Law team. They are looking for committed, passionate and experienced education solicitors who are able to provide high quality and empathetic legal advice, assistance and representation to families and young people. The successful candidate will be able… continue reading
LAPG Response to the Consultation on Creating an ‘Interest on Lawyers’ Client Account’ Scheme
We have published our response to the government’s ILCA consultation, setting out our significant concerns with both the proposed scheme and the consultation process itself. It is our belief that the scheme as proposed is unfit for purpose, lacking both a clear mandate for its implementation, and robust evidence to support it. The consultation fails… continue reading
LAPG’s response to proposed reforms of the justice system
LAPG welcomes today’s announcement by the Deputy Prime Minister of an increase in investment across the court system in an effort to reduce case backlogs and improve the system’s digital and physical infrastructure. For too long, governments have failed to recognise the vital role that the criminal and civil justice systems play in underpinning the… continue reading
PAMELA Network
Peri-Menopausal and Menopausal Legal Aid Support Network
PAMELA SOCIAL – Vagina Museum
We are delighted to confirm that we will be having a social at the Vagina Museum (near Bethnal Green tube) from 6 to late on Thursday 19 March 2026. The event is kindly sponsored and co-hosted by the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association (LCCSA) and Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAGP). The Vagina Museum is a… continue reading
LAPG Online Supervision Course – 22nd January 2026
Event Details For new LAA Supervisors or those wishing to refresh their supervisory skills. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SESSION IS BEING DELIVERED ONLINE. JOINING INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE SENT SEPARATELY VIA EMAIL – DO NOT ACCESS THE COURSE USING EVENTBRITE. If you have any questions please email Andrea at andrea.shumaker@lapg.co.uk This course will have built in breaks as… continue reading
LAPG Online Supervision Course – 19th November 2026
For new LAA Supervisors or those wishing to refresh their supervisory skills. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SESSION IS BEING DELIVERED ONLINE. JOINING INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE SENT SEPARATELY VIA EMAIL – DO NOT ACCESS THE COURSE USING EVENTBRITE. If you have any questions please email Andrea at andrea.shumaker@lapg.co.uk This course will have built in breaks as well as… continue reading
LAPG Online Supervision Course – 24th September 2026
For new LAA Supervisors or those wishing to refresh their supervisory skills. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SESSION IS BEING DELIVERED ONLINE. JOINING INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE SENT SEPARATELY VIA EMAIL – DO NOT ACCESS THE COURSE USING EVENTBRITE. If you have any questions please email Andrea at andrea.shumaker@lapg.co.uk This course will have built in breaks as well as… continue reading
