Vacancies in the Legal Aid Sector

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 is a highly regarded multi-service law firm. They are a Legal Aid practice based in North London, have around 35 employees and are a Legal 500-recognised firm.

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 and representative of the communities they work alongside. They welcome applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Lived experience relevant to their work is particularly valued.

While they encourage applications from anyone who shares their values and can contribute strategically, they are particularly interested in hearing from individuals with expertise in:

• Law (particularly within the non-profit or charity sector)
• Human Resources
• Finance

The Public Interest Law Centre is a team of experienced lawyers committed to fighting for social change. They challenge unlawful state practice and systemic injustice through legal representation, strategic litigation, research and legal education.

Wilson Solicitors is recruiting individuals committed to building a career in immigration and asylum law. For the role, you will need to have (a) passed the LPC or be studying for it part-time, or (b) passed SQE1. Accreditation under the Law Society Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme (IAAS) at any level is desirable but not necessary. However, they especially welcome applications from those already accredited as Senior Caseworkers under the IAAS. To be offered a 2-year training contract, you will need to successfully complete a probationary period (normally 6 months) as a Caseworker with them before being eligible to start a Training Contract.

Wilson Solicitors are one of the UK’s leading legal aid firms ranked in Chambers and the Legal 500 for their immigration work. They believe in justice for all.

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 policy. Working with the Head of Policy and Practice Change, the Policy Managers and teams across Coram, the key objective of the role is to deliver policy work that has impact for children and centres the views and experiences of children and young people. The post-holder will work with CCLC’s lawyers, young people, sector colleagues, Government officials, Parliamentarians, the media and wider stakeholders to achieve change for children towards CCLC’s aim of promoting children’s rights in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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.

Gold Jennings is looking for a trainee solicitor or paralegal to join their Public Law team. The successful candidate will complete at least 1 year of work supporting their solicitors in the Public Law team with the potential for rotation to other departments within the firm thereafter depending on needs of the firm. The work is varied and includes communicating regularly with clients; legal research, assisting with case preparation, preparing legal aid funding applications; attending client meetings, conferences and court hearings; preparing witness evidence; drafting documents such as instructions to counsel and correspondence; and providing billing assistance.

Gold Jennings are an award-winning specialist civil liberties firm undertaking work across three departments: Claims Against Public Authorities (CAPA), Public Law and Education and Children’s Rights. They undertake a broad range of private and public law litigation for claimants. They are recommended in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 directories.

Gold Jennings is looking for a trainee solicitor or paralegal to join their Education and Children’s Rights team. The successful candidate will complete at least 1 year of work supporting their solicitors in the Education and Children’s Rights team with the potential for rotation to other departments within the firm thereafter depending on needs of the firm. The work is varied and includes communicating regularly with clients; legal research, assisting with case preparation, preparing legal aid funding applications; attending client meetings, conferences and court hearings; preparing witness evidence; drafting documents such as instructions to counsel and correspondence; and providing billing assistance.

Gold Jennings are an award-winning specialist civil liberties firm undertaking work across three departments: Claims Against Public Authorities (CAPA), Public Law and Education and Children’s Rights. They undertake a broad range of private and public law litigation for claimants. They are recommended in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 directories.

Gold Jennings is looking for a trainee solicitor or paralegal to join their CAPA team. The successful candidate will complete at least 1 year of work supporting their solicitors in the CAPA team, with the potential for rotation to other departments within the firm thereafter depending on the needs of the firm. The work is varied and includes communicating regularly with clients; legal research, assisting with case preparation, preparing legal aid funding applications; attending client meetings, conferences and court hearings; preparing witness evidence; drafting documents such as instructions to counsel and correspondence; and providing billing assistance.

Gold Jennings are an award-winning specialist civil liberties firm undertaking work across three departments: Claims Against Public Authorities (CAPA), Public Law and Education and Children’s Rights. They undertake a broad range of private and public law litigation for claimants. They are recommended in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 directory.

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 taking telephone calls, secretarial duties, data entry, note taking, sorting the post and managing diaries. You will also be responsible for supporting the wider team when required to ensure the effective running of the service. You will need to liaise with clients and third parties, including making appointments and obtaining information. Producing reports, providing an accurate audio typing service, processing legal funding and other documents, managing files, preparing documents for court and entering information onto a case management system are other aspects of this interesting and varied role.

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

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 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.