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VACANCIES: VRF Coordinator, Policy & Comms Officer, Office Coordinator at St Martin’s Charity
Published 26/04/2019
St Martin's Charity is currently recruiting for the following positions.
HM Courts and Tribunals Service launch communications survey
Published 26/04/2019
HMCTS is conducting a perception survey to inform and improve their communication with Court users, as part of The HMCTS Reform Programme.
Webinar - Practical tips on using technology for legal empowerment: experiences from around the world
Published 26/04/2019
Technology has become an essential tool for global organisations that work on facilitating legal empowerment - In response to it's increasing influence on the legal sector, Namati is hosting a Webinar on May 7th, 2.00 PM GMT/10.00 AM EST conveying a global outlook on how to best use technology for legal empowerment.
The 2019 Charity Digital Skills Report - Survey
Published 26/04/2019
Skills Platform and Zoe Amar Digital introduce this year's survey in order to generate The 2019 Charity Digital Skills Report - your participation will be helping create this year’s report, an invaluable resource to benchmark your charity against. Deadline: May14th.
VACANCY: Programme Officer at LawWorks
Published 26/04/2019
LawWorks is seeking a Programme Officer (legal) for their not-for-profits programme in Chancery Lane. The position is Part Time (28h p/w) and salary is £21,497 (£26,871 FTE). Deadline: Thursday 16th May 10am.
VACANCY: Comms & PR Officer at Jack Petchey
Published 26/04/2019
The Jack Petchey Foundation is seeking a Comms & PR Officer to work 9-5.30 Monday-Friday in Canary Wharf. Salary range is £22-26,000. Deadline: Wednesday 15th May 5 pm.
VACANCIES: Solicitor, Immigration Caseworker/Solicitor and Paralegal at South West London Law Centres
Published 26/04/2019
South West London Law Centres is seeking to fill the following positions.
VACANCY: Billing clerk at Tamil Wefare
Published 26/04/2019
Tamil Wefare Association Newham (TWAN) is seeking a Billing Clerk to file monthly LA submissions. The position is located in Newham, East London and the salary is negotiable. Job entails 5h of work per month.
VACANCY: Immigration Caseworker/Solicitor at Southwark Law Centre
Published 26/04/2019
Southwark Law Centre is looking for an immigration caseworker/solicitor. They are located in Southwark and the job entails a 35h work-week, during a 1-year FTC. Salary range is £34,127-£42,433. Application Deadline: Monday 29th April 12 pm.
VACANCY: Experienced Housing Lawyer
Published 26/04/2019
London Legal Support Trust is involved in trying to restore a housing law service for Surrey, including retention of the service in Kingston and are in need of an experienced housing lawyer.
Belonging
Published 12/04/2019
BELONGING : A new pro-bono initiative focusing on the British Citizenship Law. This project uses the real experiences of young people that have faced citizenship issues, including those born in the UK, to raise awareness of the need for children’s citizenship to be applied for quickly.
Do people prefer doing justice online?
Published 12/04/2019
An article by Transform Justice that questions if it's really possible for technology to streamline the court process.
American and British citizens alike are facing a system that is ‘made by lawyers, for lawyers’.
Published 12/04/2019
A look at how Americans are navigating their Civil Justice System.
Workplace Stress Toolkits
Published 12/04/2019
April is Stress Awareness Month and there are some great online resources available for you to help tackle workplace stress
Opportunity at the South West London Centre
Published 12/04/2019
South West Law Centre are looking for a Communications Officer
Big Advice Day
Published 12/04/2019
Returning on June 18th, this is a wonderful opportunity to get some free, expert advice for your charity! All you have to do is register, and tell them what support you need. They will then find you a suitable advisor, and brief them before your hour long session (which can be either face-to-face or via Skype). Visit https://smallcharityweek.com/ to find out more about this, and other events happening as part of Small Charity Week.
Adjartey v Central Division of the Housing Court
Published 12/04/2019
An acknowledgement of the important role that services such as lawyer for the day programs, court service centers, court clerks and self help materials play.
Webinar: Access to Justice for the Right to Housing
Published 10/04/2019
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, recently launched a report on Access to justice for the right to housing. On April 23, join a webinar led by Ms. Farha and a group of grassroots activists to discuss findings from the report, how it can be used as a tool to advocate for policy change, and why "access to justice for the right to housing is inseparable from the right itself."
Homeless Link to deliver £2m scheme to prevent women’s homelessness
Published 09/04/2019
Homeless Link have received £2 million from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to deliver a preventative onward grants programme aimed at tackling homelessness among women. In response, Jacqui McCluskey, Director of Policy and Communications at Homeless Link, said: “There are at least 600 women sleeping on our streets every night, and thousands more who are hidden from sight, homeless and without a safe, secure place to live. Women experience homelessness differently to men and need different types of support, which is often not there. “This is why we are delighted to receive this funding from the Tampon Tax Fund, which will be distributed to front-line organisations of all sizes to enable them to develop and deliver effective, gender and trauma informed services for women experiencing homelessness.
WEBINAR: Tackling gender-based violence through legal empowerment
Published 05/04/2019
On April 16, you’re invited to a webinar led by three dynamo practitioners from Guatemala, India, and Nigeria on how legal empowerment efforts support women and girls to know their rights and take on leadership roles to end GBV. Find out more and register at the link below.
