Junior Solicitor

About the Role

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a small charity advising, assisting, and representing children and young people with their complex British citizenship rights; undertaking strategic litigation and policy advocacy to remove legal and practical barriers to citizenship; and providing information and training to the public and professionals to increase knowledge of citizenship rights and capacity to secure these. Over time it has achieved significant changes in the law; in 2022 its litigation resulted in the Home Office being compelled to consider children’s best interests and to issue policy guidance on affordability of registration fees, including a fee exemption for looked after children and the possibility of fee waivers for other children.

The work of the junior solicitor will be to advise and assist young people on their complex British citizenship applications; assist the supervising solicitor as necessary; to develop their own caseload under the supervision of the supervising solicitor and to support all other aspects of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s work.

How to Apply

Please see [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] website for job description and person specification for more information, together with the application form. Deadline: 5pm, Friday 17 February 2023. Contact [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] for enquiries.

Details

• Job title: Junior Solicitor
• Organisation: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
• Location: Hammersmith, London W6 7JP
• Salary: £35-£38k, depending on PQE
• Deadline: 5pm, Friday 17 February 2023
• Contact: Solange Valdez-Symonds, CEO, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]