Vacancies in the Legal Aid Sector

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.

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.

Shelter is recruiting a Housing solicitor. Carrying an active caseload, you will use your legal skills to challenge and fight cases that defend housing rights, challenge discriminatory practices and create systemic change. You will work closely with colleagues in the hub to ensure people in our communities are aware of their rights, how to enforce them and represent people who need specialist legal advice

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..

Coram CLC is recruiting a part-time Homelessness and Housing Law advisor or solicitor to provide specialist housing law advice, preliminary casework and onward referrals to young people under the age of 25 experiencing housing related issues. This will include delivering regular outreach advice sessions in partnership with community organisations. The post holder will work with the Head of Community Care Law on project design, co-ordination, delivery and reporting. Supported by the Head of Community Care Law, they will be proactive in developing community partnerships and managing relationships with partner organisations.

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.

Release is recruiting a Supervising Solicitor — with genuine flexibility for part‑time or full‑time working — to help shape and expand our legal services at the intersection of social justice, housing/public/community care law, and harm reduction. This role is particularly well‑suited to candidates seeking reduced hours, portfolio careers, or a position that allows for balance alongside caring responsibilities, studies, or other commitments. The successful candidate will join a values‑driven organisation delivering high‑quality casework, innovative community‑based legal services, and strategic litigation aimed at systemic change.

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.