CAMDEN COMMUNITY LAW CENTRE

seeks

Caseworker/Solicitor-Violence Against Women and Girls Project

Salary- £30,000-£35,000 depending on experience

Key duties:

This is a new post within the organisation part funded by the London Borough of Camden’ Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) project.

The postholder will be required to provide support to families and victims of domestic abuse referred by the local authority and provide a range of specialist housing advice covering homelessness, unlawful eviction and possession proceedings. They will also identify and refer inhouse clients who need benefits and immigration advice.

A knowledge of family law and issues affecting victims of domestic abuse is desirable.

Applicants are referred to the job description for this post. To apply please submit your CV and cover letter explaining your interest in the post. Applications must be submitted to admin@cclc.org.uk with Subject Caseworker/Solicitor Recruitment by no later than Monday 21 November 2022 @ 12 noon.

Closing date for applications is Monday 21 November 2022 @ 12 noon

TV Edwards LLP

Social welfare paralegals  – East and South-West London

TV Edwards LLP are looking for paralegals to support our community care, Court of Protection (welfare), public law and housing solicitors based in our Whitechapel and Clapham Junction offices. Our paralegals play a key role in our team dealing with new client enquiries; assisting with casework advice and litigation; and carrying out some administrative tasks. The majority of our work is funded by legal aid.

We reward performance, provide flexible working practices and positively encourage every individual’s contribution as to how we deliver services. As acknowledged in our Lexcel accreditation, we offer excellent support and training opportunities and we only recruit trainee solicitors from internal candidates.

You will need to share our passion for access to justice and it would be advantageous to have had some experience of working within an organisation delivering housing or community care law advice.

For full job requirements please see the information pack available on our website.

• Full time – 35 hours per week.
• Start date – January 2023.
• Salary £23,000 per annum.
• 25 days’ annual leave increasing to 28 days after 3 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years.
• Additional day off for your birthday and a range of other benefits.
• TV Edwards operates a workplace pension scheme.
• Excellent career development opportunities, comprehensive in-house training and supervision.

The successful candidates will work across our Whitechapel and Clapham Junction offices.

For further information and to apply visit https://tvedwards.com/careers/social-welfare-paralegals/

Note we will not process any applications where a TV Edwards application form has not been completed

Completed application forms together with an equality monitoring questionnaire must be sent by email to: lisa.walton@tvedwards.com

The closing date for applications is Monday 14 November 2022.