Family Rights Group’s mission is to create a more socially just society, in which the child welfare and family justice systems support children to live safely and thrive within their family, while strengthening the family and community networks of children who cannot live at home.
We seek to ensure that:
We do this through:
We are delighted to host another trainee solicitor through the Justice First Fellowship, a scheme run by the Legal Education Foundation. The Fellowship provides training contract opportunities for the next generation of specialist social justice lawyers. It aims for Fellows to become leaders in their field and important advocates for access to justice and the rule of law.
This is an exceptional opportunity for those wanting to develop their career in children law and social justice. The trainee solicitor will:
A core element of the training contract will be spent undertaking a project related to the charity’s work. This provides the trainee solicitor with opportunity to take initiative on a topic that particularly interests them, whilst working towards the charity’s strategic goal of ensuring children can thrive within their families.
Family Rights Group welcomes applications from aspiring lawyers with a passion for access to justice, and children law. See the Legal Education Foundation’s website for the requisite eligibility criteria, and a link to the full job description here.
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please visit the Legal Education Foundation’s website and complete the online application form. Applications are open now, until 6 January 2023.
NJC Scale SC 5 - £27,824.00 (inclusive of London weighting)
Training contract
London
Friday 6 January 2023
35.00 per week