Vacancies in the Legal Aid Sector

Shelter is 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 Shelter’s 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.

Simpson Millar is looking for an Education and Children’s Rights Solicitor. While experience in Education Law and/or Legal Aid is desirable, they are equally keen to hear from applicants with a genuine interest in developing their career in these areas. They welcome candidates who are passionate about making a positive difference to clients’ lives and who are looking to build their expertise within a supportive, award-winning team.

Simpson Millar has been providing expert legal advice since 1841, when Henry Simpson became a partner in the London Bridge area. Over the past 180 years, they have grown into a modern, forward-thinking law firm, dedicated to delivering clear, trusted, and professional legal services to individuals across England and Wales.

Public Law Project is looking for a Justice First Fellow based in Wales. The Justice First Fellowship (JFF) is a two-year, fully funded legal training programme for aspiring social justice lawyers. Run by LEF, JFF has supported 170 fellows since 2014, with most continuing to work in social justice law.​ As a fellow at PLP, you’ll complete your legal training with them, supporting their team of solicitors in work that brings about real change. They will cover the cost of any required training, and you’ll also work with them to develop a project that supports their mission.

Join PLP and you’ll be playing a key role in the team that brought the main challenge to the Safety of Rwanda Act, intervened in the challenge to the prorogation of Parliament, helped survivors whose assets are controlled by their abuser to access legal aid and secured a declaration that the Government’s decision to stop holiday free school meals in Wales was unlawful.  

The Howard League for Penal Reform is looking for a lawyer to join their legal team who can:

• scope and develop strategic public law and human rights challenges;
• provide high-quality legal advice and advocacy support to children and young people in prison, and their families, friends and professionals working with them;
• run a small caseload of legally aided prison and/or public law cases; and
• 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.

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 work closely with the Managing Solicitor and the team at the Dorset Hub.

Shelter exists to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

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 work closely with the Managing Solicitor and the team at the London Hub.

Shelter exists to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

Simpson Millar Solicitors are looking for a health and welfare CoP paralegal to provide legal and administrative support to solicitors handling Court of Protection Health and Welfare matters and ensuring clients receive high-quality, compassionate, and effective legal representation.

Simpson Millar have been providing expert legal advice since 1841, when Henry Simpson became a partner in the London Bridge area. Over the past 180 years, they have grown into a modern, forward-thinking law firm, dedicated to delivering clear, trusted, and professional legal services to individuals across England and Wales.

Simpson Millar Solicitors are looking for a talented Solicitor to join their London-based Court of Protection team, specialising in Health and Welfare matters. This is an exciting opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of vulnerable clients by providing expert, compassionate, and client-focused legal representation within a highly regarded team.

At Simpson Millar, they have been providing expert legal advice since 1841, when Henry Simpson became a partner in the London Bridge area. Over the past 180 years, hey have grown into a modern, forward-thinking law firm, dedicated to delivering clear, trusted, and professional legal services to individuals across England and Wales.

Hopkin Murray Beskine is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic solicitor to join their busy and well-regarded family team. They are a long-standing firm with over 30 years of experience in all areas of family law.  Their small and friendly family department is regularly instructed in highly complex public and private law matters, and we’re looking for a solicitor to join our experienced team. They are about to move to new offices close to Finsbury Park station, with excellent transport links. 

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.