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Solicitor - part–time

Employer
LawWorks
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
£23,505 or £31,340
Closing date
14 Jun 2018

Job Details

LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group) is a charity which enables access to justice by encouraging and supporting legal pro bono in England and Wales. We work primarily with solicitors, law schools and law students, and other legal and non-legal volunteers and organisations.

Solicitor  - part–time
Salary: £23,505 or £31,340
(equivalent to £39,176 f/t)
Hours: 21 or 28 (3 or 4 days) a week

LawWorks runs a number of projects to support the development of more in-depth pro bono (e.g., casework and/or representation) in areas of social welfare law. This includes supporting solicitors to provide casework support and representation at 1st-tier social security appeal tribunals.

We are looking for a dynamic solicitor (to join our small in-house team of solicitors) who is committed to helping ensure that the most vulnerable in society are able to access justice. The role is an opportunity to work on interesting cases, in a respected national charity recognised as a leader in pro bono practice.

The post holder will lead on developing and maintaining pro bono in areas of social welfare law, particularly social security/welfare rights, and providing support for our other solicitors (as appropriate).

The role involves assessing referrals (e.g., from law centres and advice agencies) and supporting and managing pro bono solicitors (including supervision).

We are looking for someone with a minimum of three years’ post qualification experience, who is familiar with social security law and/or has experience of working in a social welfare law context. You must have excellent communication and relationship skills, be able to work collaboratively, and able to supervise the work of others. A passion for enabling access to justice is vital.

LawWorks is a relatively small organisation with 18 staff, including staff based in Wales and in the English regions. We are a busy and (for our size) complex charity, with a friendly team, a positive ethos, and a commitment to ensuring that LawWorks is a strong and efficient organisation and a great place to work.

In addition to encouraging and supporting pro bono delivery, we also work to address barriers to justice and to provide a 'policy voice' for pro bono.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 14th June (interviews late June/early July).

More information about the role and how to apply is available on the LawWorks website.

Company

You can make a difference

Any lawyer has the ability (with the right temperament and commitment) to do pro bono that makes a difference - whether you are a lawyer in private practice, or an in-house lawyer working for a company, charity or for local or central government.

You may have legal expertise or knowledge which can help an individual, or a charity or not-for-profit organisation resolve a legal problem.

What you definitely will have is valuable training, skills and aptitudes which are readily translatable to real-life situations and problems – for example: the ability to explain a letter or form; to help someone understand what facts may be most relevant to their problem; or to draft a letter to, for example, to an employer. 

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