Vacancies in the Legal Aid Sector

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 Shelter Cymru fulfils its aims and objectives of preventing homelessness and improving bad housing conditions. You will be expected to make a significant contribution to the successful delivery and development of these services.

Shelter Cymru is an independent Welsh charity (not part of Shelter England or Scotland); founded on the belief that everyone in Wales has the right to a decent, secure home. Since 1981, Shelter Cymru has helped more than half a million people fight for their rights, get back on their feet and find and keep a home. They also tackle the root causes of homelessness by campaigning for new laws, policies and solutions.

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 of, and increasing the usability and effectiveness of, the resource.

Shelter Cymru is an independent Welsh charity (not part of Shelter England or Scotland); founded on the belief that everyone in Wales has the right to a decent, secure home. Since 1981, Shelter Cymru has helped more than half a million people fight for their rights, get back on their feet and find and keep a home. They also tackle the root causes of homelessness by campaigning for new laws, policies and solutions. 

Simpson Millar Solicitors are looking for a Team Leader to join thei Public Law and Human Rights team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team and support on Claims Against Public Authorities (CAPA), while supporting the team’s continued growth and success.

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 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:

• Claims against Public Authorities
• Public Law Judicial Reviews
• Community Care and Children’s Rights Judicial Reviews
• Inquests

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.

Cumbria Law Centre is looking for a Trainee Solicitor. The position is suitable for an individual working towards legal qualification as a solicitor either via the LPC or the SQE. The role would involve the development of skills and knowledge in housing law plus welfare benefits and debt. Trainee roles at law centres are very ‘hands on’ and so the candidate will quickly be undertaking client work depending on their experience and rate of progress. This might start with triage level work but could go on to include full advice and representation, including at court in housing cases.

Cumbria Law Centre is a community organisation offering free legal advice and representation to people who live or work in the county. They prioritise those on the lowest incomes and they focus on civil, social welfare law in Housing, Employment, Debt and Welfare Benefit matters.

Shelter Cymru is looking for an individual with experience of working in public affairs and campaigns to join them in the newly created role of Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager. In this role, you will lead their engagement work with external stakeholders such as political figures, contribute to the running of campaigns, and line manage two members of staff.

Shelter Cymru helps thousands of people each year across Wales who are affected by the housing emergency by offering free, confidential and independent advice. When necessary, they constructively challenge on behalf of people to ensure they are properly assisted and to improve practice and learning.

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 their low-cost telephone helpline and email advice service.

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.

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 provide casework supervision and technical support to colleagues, help identify potential public law challenges across their practice areas, and contribute to the quality and development of their public law work.

Southwark Law Centre provides specialist legal advice and representation to individuals and communities across a range of social welfare law. Their public law work includes complex judicial review and other public law challenges, including cases arising from immigration and asylum matters and across the Law Centre’s wider areas of practice.

Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) is looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, multi-skilled administrator to assist their busy teams in London. The Office Administrator will provide a range of essential office-based administrative support for the Legal Practice Unit and Policy & Practice Change Team, the majority of whom are currently working in a hybrid pattern. The priorities will be general administrative support: processing incoming and outgoing post, opening and closing files for clients; assistance with preparing court bundles; assistance with CCLC’s reception telephone line; communicating with internal and external departments; and assisting with any other legal or administrative tasks which may arise in order to fully support the team may also be required.

CCLC is the UK’s specialist centre for children’s rights championing access to justice through information and advice, legal practice and representation, policy and strategic litigation. Their Legal Practice Unit provides advice and representation in child and family law, education law, community care law and asylum and immigration law as well as outreach advice and second tier advice in the areas of asylum and immigration law. Their Policy & Practice Team delivers policy and research work.