Liberty (London) – Legal Team Paralegal

Position title: Paralegal
Salary: £34,477
Position reports to: Legal Team Manager
Position works closely with: Lawyers, Advice and Information Team, Advocacy Team
Employment Status: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Location: Liberty House, Westminster, London
Start Date: December 2023 (subject to successful candidate’s notice period)
Closing Date for Applications: 9am Friday 22 September 2023
Interview Dates: First round: w/c Monday 09/10/23, Second round: w/c Monday 16/10/23

Liberty is looking for a paralegal to support its legal team with a range of work – legal help with our cases, research on new areas, covering our advice line, admin support for the team and much more.  You’ll join a team of four lawyers and another paralegal working on a wide variety of cases to help Liberty meet its strategic goals.  Some examples of our recent work are here.

This is an opportunity for individuals who are looking for a role to support their development towards becoming a trainee solicitor, or qualifying via the SQE route. We do not currently offer trainee solicitor posts at Liberty but this role will include developing relevant skills to assist you in progressing your career.  As this role is a stepping-stone into the legal sector, we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds that are underrepresented in the legal profession and who have not been able to gain the experience they need to progress.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applicants should refer to the person specification and complete the application form for this role. The deadline for applications is: 9AM on Friday 22 September 2023. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Please be aware that we do not accept CV’s for this role. All applicants must complete the application form to apply. 

First round interviews will be held during the week commencing 9 October 2023 remotely via Zoom.

Second round interviews will be held in person at our office in Westminster the week commencing 16 October 2023.

Please review the person specification Here.

Please download the application form Here.

We suggest that you complete the application form separately before applying below as you cannot save your progress as you go along. You will be asked to upload your application form when submitting below via our job board.

Please apply via the Job Board:

https://liberty.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=97ffb006-51cf-4460-b721-ecf802bcd16f

Any questions or issues, please contact us at hr@libertyhumanrights.org.uk.