Solicitor/Senior Solicitor (Education Law) - School Exclusions ClinicCoram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London
£31,000 to £42,000 per annum (depending on experience level and funding)
Job Title: Solicitor/ Senior Solicitor (Education Law) - School Exclusions Clinic
Contract: 2-year fixed term contract
Hours: Full-time (however part-time with a minimum of 3 days a week will be considered and pay prorated accordingly)
Salary: The salary range for this role is £31,000 to £42,000 per annum, dependent on experience, PQE and for pro-bono projects the funding available.
Location: London, Coram Campus
About Coram: Coram is the UK's oldest children's charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739.
Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
Part of the Coram group, Coram Children's Legal Centre (CCLC) is the UK's specialist centre for children's rights in education, immigration, community care and family law, and provides significant international legal systems consultancy.
About the role: We have an exciting new opportunity for a Solicitor specialising in education law to work within the CCLC team within a pro-bono project, The School Exclusions Clinic.
The project entails lawyers from corporate law firms volunteering for CCLC to support children and families through the school exclusion process.
In this role you will manage and supervise the provision of legal advice, assistance and representation provided by corporate volunteers.
You will also manage your own case work relating to special educational needs and disabilities and discrimination law.
You will be passionate about delivering high quality advice and client care and be committed to children's human rights and supporting CCLC's aims.
Minimum Requirements: Applicants for the role need to be a qualified solicitor with experience of education law casework and/or related public law practice.
Application Process: To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Please note this is a rolling recruitment, so please make your application now and we will arrange interviews with prospective candidates as soon as possible.
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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