Vacancies in the Legal Aid Sector

Coram is recruiting a Head of Legal Aid and Billing. This role will provide leadership and management for CCLC particularly focused on the Legal Practice Unit’s legal aid billing operations. Through systematic and efficient management, the post-holder will play a pivotal role in CCLC’s financial and operational sustainability. The role will be accountable for maximising the unit’s legal aid billing in controlled work, certificated work and inter partes costs and will hold responsibility for the unit’s billing systems. It will also be responsible for private fees billing. The post-holder will oversee the smooth running of legal aid billing including through line management of the billing team.The post-holder will work very closely with legal, operations and administrative staff. The role will act as a key point of contact for a range of internal and external stakeholders including Coram’s central finance team who will support the role with grant fund management and overall accounting functions for CCLC. The post-holder will support the Managing Director of Legal Practice and Children’s Rights and department heads in the successful maintenance of their relationship with the Legal Aid Agency. Where appropriate they will be deputising for the Managing Director on legal aid and financial matters.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

Asylum Aid is recruiting an 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.

At Asylum Aid they work directly with vulnerable people and in partnership with other organisations and take the time needed to work through the complexity of each individual legal case and make sure Survivors are given the right support they need to live safely.

Wilson Solicitors are recruiting Billing Assistants to support their Immigration, Family and Public Law departments. These positions 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. At times when the need arises, the role will also include reception and switchboard cover. 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.

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

Miles & Partners is seeking a Court of Protection solicitor to join their Mental Capacity team. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate 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 we have developed an outstanding reputation for being approachable, accessible, and achieving the best possible results for our all of our clients, locally, regionally and internationally.

Shelter is looking for a Housing Solicitor, in their mission to drive systemic change and fight for Justice. You will ensure you deliver high quality legal services through casework and ensuring Legal aid contract requirements and performance targets are met. You will be able to identify test case opportunities to address systemic bad practice and so achieve change for a greater number of people and will work closely with the Managing Solicitor and the HUB.

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.

Mary Ward Legal Centre is 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.

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.

Mary Ward Legal Centre is looking for an experienced Debt Caseworker to join their friendly and committed team and to contribute to life changing outcomes for our clients.

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.

Mary Ward Legal Centre is looking for an experienced Welfare Benefits Caseworker to join their friendly and committed team and to contribute to life changing outcomes for their clients.

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.

LRMN is looking for a senior legal aid advisor. As Senior Legal Aid Advisor you will lead their legal aid work. You will manage a full caseload of complex immigration matters funded by legal aid, including asylum, human rights, and deportation cases. You will also support the wider immigration team in their legal aid work and ensure LRMN is compliant LAA obligations.

*They reserve the right to interview and appoint suitable candidates before the advertised closing date*

LRMN have been empowering refugees, migrants and asylum seekers to rebuild their lives since 1992.