Vacancies in the Legal Aid Sector

Youth Legal is recruiting a Community Care Supervisor. You will provide high-quality legal and advice services for young people aged 16-25 and families with children. The postholder will ensure all Community Care related casework, supervision, and service development activities are accurate, robust, and responsive to the needs of vulnerable young clients and families who live, work, or study in London.

Youth Legal is a London-based charity dedicated to providing free legal advice, representation, and advocacy services to young people facing social, economic, and legal challenges. Their mission is to bring lasting change to the lives of marginalised and vulnerable young people by providing easy access to young person friendly social welfare lawyers and advisors offering high quality, holistic support and legal education.

Mary Ward Legal Centre is recruiting 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 our pro bono clinic in the areas of: employment, housing, small claims, consumer, and family.

GN Law is recruiting two experienced solicitors (preferably a minimum of 3 years PQE) to join their Court of Protection team. They primarily represent P in welfare cases, most frequently instructed on P’s behalf by the Official Solicitor, and we also represent family members in the Court of Protection. They are looking for applicants who are conscientious, driven, organised, and work well in a team, and who have experience of supervising others. Experience of mental capacity matters, best interests and welfare issues in the Court of Protection is essential. Experience of conducting complex s.16 cases is desirable.

At GN Law, they stand for people. As an independent law firm, their mission is to represent your rights, interests, and choices when it matters most. They combine legal expertise with a genuine commitment to understanding every individual’s story and needs.

CPAG is recruiting someone who is strategically minded and passionate about using the law to advocate for the rights of, and directly improve the lives of, families in poverty. As Head of Strategic Litigation, you will oversee and carry out CPAG’s work using legal cases for positive impact, to benefit families and children in poverty. You will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of CPAG’s legal work, in addition to managing CPAG’s legal practice and playing an active role in conducting high-profile litigation on a day-to-day basis.

CPAG work to understand what causes poverty, the impact it has on children’s lives, and how it can be prevented and solved – for good.

Watkins Solicitors is recruiting a Family Paralegal to join their dynamic Family Department in Bath. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated individual seeking a challenging yet rewarding role, who is looking to take the next step on their legal career path.

At Watkins Solicitors, you can enjoy a strong legal career, with exceptional client work. And you’ll be supported, every step of the way. Watkins Solicitors is a multi-award-winning firm, nationally recognised for its expertise in family, education, human rights, property, and wills and probate law.

Shelter is recruiting a Housing Solicitor in their mission to drive systemic change and fight for Justice. Based in with one of their partner organisations in Rochdale, 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.

Shelter is recruiting a Housing solicitor in their mission to drive systemic change and fight for Justice. Based in with their partner organisation, Housing for Young People in Doncaster, 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.

Shelter is recruiting an enthusiastic individual with legal experience to join Shelter as a Paralegal/ Legal Adviser and help them deliver an effective service for people experiencing housing issues in London. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key part in standing up to the housing emergency.

Shelter’s legal team is based around England and is made up of over 100 people, delivering housing advice and litigation services for their clients. Working closely with other teams in Shelter Services, they take referrals from them including certified litigation work, controlled work and Housing Possession Court Duty Schemes.

North West London Law Centres are recruiting a Housing solicitor. The key tasks will be: to provide specialist casework and representation in housing law; to ensure compliance with Legal Aid Agency contract and funding requirements; to be familiar with SRA requirements; to attend the housing duty rota; and to provide outreach advice.

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.