Vacancies in the Legal Aid Sector

Switalskis is recruiting an experienced, commercially minded and motivated Legal Aid Costs Draftsperson or Costs Lawyer to join their Costs Department. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong technical knowledge of legal aid billing, CCMS/SILAS and high costs work who is looking to work within a specialist and supportive environment. You will play a key role in maximising recovery of legal aid costs across a varied caseload while providing expert advice on funding and legal aid costs issues. This role provides the opportunity for growth and career progression in a supervisory role for the right candidate.  

Switalskis is an award-winning law firm, recently listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for the third consecutive year. Established in 1993 by Stephen Switalski, they began with a focus on child care law and criminal law from a single office in Wakefield. Since then they’ve expanded to 12 locations employing approximately 400 people who provide a wide array of specialist legal services.

Switalskis is recruiting a Billing/CCMS Coordinator to join their internal Costs Team.  This role will work closely with Costs Lawyers & Draftsman dealing with legal aid billing and will be responsible for submitting legal aid claims for payment to the legal aid agency via their dedicated billing systems (CCMS/SILAS) and raising bills for Solicitors fees on their case management system.

Switalskis is an award-winning law firm, recently listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for the third consecutive year. Established in 1993 by Stephen Switalski, they began with a focus on child care law and criminal law from a single office in Wakefield. Since then they’ve expanded to 12 locations employing approximately 400 people who provide a wide array of specialist legal services.

Release is recruiting a Supervising Solicitor (Housing) – Legal Aid – available on either a part‑time or full‑time basis—to help shape and expand their legal services at the intersection of social justice community care law, and harm reduction.to help grow Release’s rights-based legal services for marginalised communities. If you’re an experienced housing legal aid practitioner committed to social justice, harm reduction and trauma-informed practice, this is a chance to shape a developing legal aid practice without unsustainable billing pressure. 

Release was founded in 1967 as the world’s first 24-hour legal helpline for people arrested for drug-related offences. What began as a grassroots response to injustice has grown into the UK’s leading independent drugs charity, dedicated to advancing social justice and harm reduction. For nearly six decades, they have provided free, expert legal advice and representation to thousands of people, while campaigning for evidence-based drug policy and systemic reform

Wilson Solicitors is recruiting are recruiting Billing Assistants to support their Immigration, Family and Public Law and Human Rights departments. These positions will be based in their Tottenham office. The role will include costing files, creating Legal Aid claims and generally assisting in the smooth running of the billing department. The role also includes assisting the Immigration department with new private client enquiries. At times when the need arises, the role will also include reception and switchboard cover.  

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

ASAP is looking for a Policy and Research Officer to join their supportive team in a role that combines legal advice with policy and influencing work, with real scope for developing your skills and making a tangible impact. They are seeking someone who is legally minded, analytical and committed to social justice, with strong communication skills and a collaborative approach. You don’t need to be legally qualified—just motivated to use the law to drive change.

ASAP provide free legal advice and representation to asylum seekers who are appealing decisions about accommodation and financial support (asylum support) from the Home Office, run an advice line for advice agencies, and engage in policy work to improve asylum support law.

North East Law Centre is looking for an experienced Solicitor to join their dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled professional seeking a senior management role within a fast‑paced, mission‑driven organisation. As the only Law Centre in the North East, they offer a rare chance to contribute to the Law Centre movement and help shape the future of their services—delivering meaningful, tangible support to the people who need it most.

The successful candidate must be an experienced Immigration Solicitor with a minimum of 5 years PQE, with IAAS accredited at Level 2 Senior Caseworker Level and also hold Supervisor status. Excellent knowledge of UK asylum and immigration law, policies and practice; excellent advocacy, verbal, drafting and interpersonal skills; high standard of client care; good organisational skills; ability to produce consistently high-quality work as he/she will be expected to manage his/her own workload. 

Coram Children’s Legal Centre is recruiting a Legal and Policy Intern. The role will create an opportunity to develop key skills for a range of future careers, whilst also holding an important role in the team.

The main purposes of the role are:

• To work with the Coram Children’s Legal Centre Senior Project Officer to support their legal administrative and legal education work.
• To assist in the drafting of legally accurate public legal information including for Coram Children’s Legal Centre’s website;
• To support Coram Children’s Legal Centre’s policy influencing work under the direction of the Senior Project Officer.

Part of the Coram group, Coram Children’s Legal Centre is the UK’s leading children’s legal charity. They are committed to promoting children’s rights in the UK and worldwide. They provide free legal information, advice and representation to children, young people, their families, carers and professionals, as well as training and consultancy on child law and children’s rights.

Hopkin Murray Beskine is recruiting a paralegal to assist their busy housing and public law team. Paralegals in their housing and public law team provide support in a range of interesting work, including judicial review, housing possession and disrepair claims in the County Court, and homelessness challenges and appeals. They have excellent resources including a modern practice management system, which you will be trained to use. You will also receive training to use the Legal Aid Agency’s online client management system for civil and family cases (CCMS). The role will also include providing some administrative support and some reception cover.

Hopkin Murray Beskine is a long-established Islington firm with clients from across London and beyond. They have a thriving legal aid practice alongside privately funded work. Their solicitors are leaders in their fields, and they are recommended by the Chambers UK and Legal 500 guides

Asylum Aid is recruiting a practising solicitor with substantial experience of litigation. This is a maternity cover for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension.

For over thirty years, Asylum Aid has been providing legal representation to some of the most vulnerable people seeking asylum. They have built an expert service, delivering vital and life-saving services in some of the most complex legal cases, with a particular speciality working with unaccompanied children, survivors of trafficking, torture or other forms of human cruelty, and stateless people. Their vision is that all those in need of protection from persecution and other forms of human cruelty in the UK can obtain it, and are treated fairly and with dignity.