Civil Litigation Solicitor

(min 3 years qualified)

 

£37,975 to £45,500

35 hours per week

 

Merseyside Law Centre delivers free specialist social welfare legal advice and assistance in Housing and Welfare Benefits. We have surgeries at outreach locations and in 2 courts across the Liverpool City Region. We provide all levels of advice up to and including specialist legal casework and court and tribunal.

 

The need for our services has never been greater and we are increasing our capacity to help meet growing demand and achieve better outcomes for our clients at all stages of the legal advice process.

 

We’re looking for a civil litigation solicitor who is a minimum of 3 years qualified, has a real interest in social welfare law, and is looking for a way to join a busy and committed not-for-profit housing advice team. Ideally we’re looking for a solicitor with experience of housing advice, but if you don’t have this experience you can contact us at enquiries@merseysidelawcentre.co.uk to arrange a conversation about applying.

 

Terms and conditions include:

 

• Pension Scheme (3% employee and 3% employer contribution)

• Flexible working policy, including hybrid working policy

• 28 days’ holiday per year plus bank holidays

• Access to an employee assistance programme

 

Merseyside Law Centre has an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy. We encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex (gender) and sexual orientation.

 

We encourage people with lived experience of the issues we deal with to apply for posts.

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Closing date for applications: Sunday 20th July at midnight

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Interviews will take place: Wednesday 30th July