European Legal Support Centre – (London/Remote) – Associate Solicitor

• Job title: Associate Solicitor 
• Salary range: £ 39,480.00 – 44,520.00
• Location: London/Remote

The European Legal Support Centre are hiring an Associate Solicitor. 

• Conduct civil litigation and advisory casework in Britain alongside our legal team and legal network. Provide expert legal advice and representation, to individual clients and movement partners.
• Provide training and feedback to junior legal staff as appropriate. Collaborate closely with our legal network of solicitors and counsel with the goal of strengthening the wider movement. 
• Develop and advance new legal strategies for challenging state and non-state repression of advocacy for Palestine in consultation with our legal network, national partners and experts. 
• Support the development of effective advocacy campaigns to increase the impact of litigation outside the courtroom.
• Support ELSC’s outreach and public engagement initiatives. 

• 3-5 years + post-qualified experience (PQE) and admitted to practise as a solicitor in England and Wales. 
• Experience leading on a variety of contentious and non-contentious matters in civil litigation, particularly actions against the state, media and/or privacy law.  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to provide clear and concise legal advice on complex issues in a comprehensible and appropriate format.  
• An ability to engage with the law critically and develop strategies that serve broader political objectives. Track record of collaborating well with other lawyers, academics and civil society organisations. 
• Excellent client care skills, particularly in relation to vulnerable or marginalised clients. 
• Experience in a role which requires coordination of multiple projects and/or workstreams concurrently, and the ability to manage relationships with partner organisations, coalitions and counsel. 
• High level of English-language proficiency. 
• Commitment to the Palestinian liberation and solidarity movement. 

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