Job Vacancy: Legal Adviser – Cornwall
Please note that appointment to this post is subject to confirmation of funding expected in September 2020
37.5 hours per week • £24,570 plus 3% employer’s pension contribution • Reporting to and supervised by Legal Services Manager • Based at Citizens Advice Cornwall (choice of Truro or Bodmin) and/or at home • Financial assistance with fees to qualify as an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives • Fixed term from 1 October 2020 to 30 June 2022 with potential for extension depending on further funding
Citizens Advice Teignbridge is awaiting confirmation from the Access to Justice Foundation of a Legal Support for Litigants in Person Grant for the period October 2020 to June 2022. In partnership with Citizens Advice Cornwall, we are seeking a full-time Legal Adviser for the period of the project to provide a legal advice consultancy service to clients in Cornwall and to assist with the development of a legal services network across Devon and Cornwall.
In view of the specialist nature of the role, the successful candidate must:
- Be in possession of a qualifying law degree
- Have experience of providing advice (with experience in one or more of family law, employment law or welfare benefits law being desirable)
Please address any queries to: jacob.pritchard@citizensadviceteignbridge.org.uk
For an application form, please email: vincent.willson@citizensadviceteignbridge.org.uk
Deadline for applications: 1st September 2020 noon
Interview date: 8th September 2020 via Zoom
Post expires at 12:00pm on Tuesday September 1st, 2020