Legal Officer
Central London
£36,900 to £40,800 per annum + benefits
Full time, pemanent
£36,900 to £40,800 per annum + benefits
Full time, pemanent
Organisation:
Social justice and welfare campaign, passionate about changing the life-chances of disadvantaged young people and their families
Social justice and welfare campaign, passionate about changing the life-chances of disadvantaged young people and their families
Role:
In this role you will:
In this role you will:
- Develop and carry out the organisation’s high-profile test case strategy in line with campaigning objectives
- Be the organisation’s pubic law legal aid contract supervisor
- Provide specialist legal advice to welfare rights workers and other colleagues as required
- Contribute to the organisation’s welfare rights, social policy and campaign work
- Lead on the development and funding of legal work within the organisation
- Supervise a full-time trainee.
Candidate:
- At least three years’ post-qualification experience as a solicitor or barrister in public law and a commitment to human rights and social justice
- Ability to undertake legal case work and litigation (analysis of legal arguments, drafting submissions, representation and briefing counsel)
- Ability to devise arguments concerning complex points of statutory construction
- Ability to identify public law issues in social security case work.
To be considered for this role please email your CV to tim@whitonmaynard.com