Job title: Junior Solicitor
Organisation: Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens
Location: Hammersmith, London W6 7JP
Salary: £35-£38k, depending on PQE
Deadline for receipt of applications: 5pm, Friday 17 February 2023
Contact about the role: Solange Valdez-Symonds, CEO, solange.valdez-symonds@prcbc.net
About the role and how to apply:
PRCBC is a small charity advising, assisting, and representing children and young people with their complex British citizenship rights; undertaking strategic litigation and policy advocacy to remove legal and practical barriers to citizenship; and providing information and training to the public and professionals to increase knowledge of citizenship rights and capacity to secure these. Over time it has achieved significant changes in the law; in 2022 its litigation resulted in the Home Office being compelled to consider children’s best interests and to issue policy guidance on affordability of registration fees, including a fee exemption for looked after children and the possibility of fee waivers for other children.
The work of the junior solicitor will be to advise and assist young people on their complex British citizenship applications; assist the supervising solicitor as necessary; to develop their own caseload under the supervision of the supervising solicitor and to support all other aspects of PRCBC’s work.
Please see PRCBC website for job description and person specification for more information, together with the application form.