2 years fixed term contract £30,000 year 1, £35,000 year 2
Hours
Full-time position Monday to Friday (inclusive) 9.30-5.30pm with an hour for lunch. 26 days holiday per annum and all public and bank holidays.
Interview Dates
Tuesday 31st January 2023 & Friday 3rd February 2023
Harrow Law Centre was established in 2010 by members of the local community who recognised a gap in the provision of free legal advice for local people. Since those early days the Law Centre has grown and has become a respected provider of high-quality legal advice. We are a London Legal Support Trust Centre of Excellence and in our last Immigration peer review we achieved ‘Excellence’ status which has been attributed to only 15% of all law firms. We were highly commended in our last Lexcel audit and shortlisted in 2017 in the LALYs for the category of legal aid firm of the year.
The Law Centre employs an expert staff team delivering legal advice and representation in areas of social welfare law and from October 2022 in Crime. We have legal aid contracts in crime, education, housing, immigration, public law, and welfare benefits. In addition, we receive several grants which allow us to undertake legal work that is out of scope of legal aid. This includes representation at first tier welfare benefits tribunals and assisting victims of crime.
We pursue cases all the way from initial enquiry to representation in the higher courts.
Organisation Detail
Harrow Law Centre was established in 2010 by members of the local community who recognised a gap in the provision of free legal advice for local people. Since those early days the Law Centre has grown and has become a respected provider of high-quality legal advice. We are a London Legal Support Trust Centre of Excellence and in our last Immigration peer review we achieved ‘Excellence’ status which has been attributed to only 15% of all law firms. We were highly commended in our last Lexcel audit and shortlisted in 2017 in the LALYs for the category of legal aid firm of the year.
The Law Centre employs an expert staff team delivering legal advice and representation in areas of social welfare law and from October 2022 in Crime. We have legal aid contracts in crime, education, housing, immigration, public law, and welfare benefits. In addition, we receive several grants which allow us to undertake legal work that is out of scope of legal aid. This includes representation at first tier welfare benefits tribunals and assisting victims of crime.
We pursue cases all the way from initial enquiry to representation in the higher courts.
Objectives of the position
To provide the Trainee Solicitor with the opportunity to develop, practice and gain experience in:
Communication skills
Client care
Legal research
Drafting
Interviewing and advising
Negotiating
Advocacy and oral presentation skills
Case management
To gain training and experience in at least three substantive areas of law: Immigration, Housing, and Welfare Rights covering both contentious and non-contentious work.
Person Specification
Main Responsibilities and Duties Advice and representation
All casework will take place under supervision
Interviewing and advising clients, face to face, by telephone and email
Legal research and preparing submissions
Advocating on behalf of clients by telephone, letter and email with appropriate agencies
Administration
Maintaining case records for the purpose of continuity of casework, information retrieval, monitoring and reporting
Team Work and Service Development
To attend and contribute to staff meetings
To attend and actively participate in other meetings as required
General
To uphold and promote the Aims and Principles of the Law Centre
To be available to work outside normal office hours on occasion as required and notified in advance.
To undertake any other duties that are compatible with the functions of the post.
