Legal Assistant

Are you looking to join an organisation founded to challenge systemic injustice and promoting access to justice for marginalised communities? Are you considering entering a career in law, having a strong passion for social justice? We are recruiting a Legal Assistant to provide administrative and legal support to PILC’s Gypsy and Traveller Legal Advice project which aims to defend and promote the rights of gypsies and travellers to pursue a nomadic way of life. You will assist our Supervising Solicitor, an expert in gypsy and traveller law, who has represented this underprivileged community over the last 15 years. As well as working on client files, you will liaise with the Legal Aid Agency to ensure their cases receive public funding, making sure documentation is prepared for court hearings, and arranging for experts and other participants to take part in proceedings.

Ideally you will be available to join us from the beginning of September to benefit from a full introduction by the incumbent.

Since becoming independent in 2019, PILC has gone from strength to strength by carefully expanding our strategic priorities and project areas. Our team is growing and currently made up of 17 staff working from our modern offices in Cambridge Heath, E2.

We don’t accept CVs. Please send your completed application form and Equality and Diversity monitoring form to jobs@pilc.org.uk.

If you have any questions or want to discuss any aspects of the role, please contact: dermot.morrow@pilc.org.uk

We expect to interview in person at our offices on Wednesday 17th July.

We want to be more diverse and reflect our community. We especially encourage applications from minoritised candidates and/or those with lived experience of the social-justice issues we work on.