iLAC Paralegal

The Centre for Access to Justice (CAJ) at UCL Faculty of Laws aims to provide significant benefit to, and strengthen links between, the local community, UCL students and the legal profession. Importantly, the Centre combines the unique advantages of social justice education with the provision of pro bono legal advice to vulnerable communities. In January 2016, the UCL Centre for Access to Justice (CAJ) launched its own legal advice clinic, the UCL Integrated Legal Advice Clinic (UCL iLAC), working with students to deliver advice across a broad spectrum of social welfare issues as well as specialist casework services in welfare benefits, housing, community care, and education law. In 2018, UCL iLAC was awarded a legal aid contract in the categories of housing and community care law. In 2022, the clinic was awarded a legal aid lawyer of the year award.

The CAJ is looking for a paralegal to support with and undertake supervised casework across welfare benefits, housing, and community care cases. The paralegal will also assist with new client triage and general administrative duties at UCL iLAC in Stratford. The work is likely to count (at least in part) towards qualifying work experience for those candidates seeking to qualify through the SQE. For suitable candidates, we are open to the possibility of this role becoming a training contract in due course. Please note that the successful candidate will be asked to undertake a basic DBS check. A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page. To apply for the vacancy please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below. For further details about the application process please contact lawshr@ucl.ac.uk If you wish to have a discussion about the role, please contact Rachel Knowles r.knowles@ucl.ac.uk.

At least a 2.1 degree in law or equivalent qualification, experience in a client-facing role and an awareness of social welfare law and legal aid issues. The post holder is expected to have excellent organisational skills, the ability to work independently and balance competing deadlines and demands. They are also expected to have excellent written and verbal communication skills, good client handling skills and the ability to maintain case files and use and comply with case management systems.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.