As Legal Caseworker, you will assist the SATEC and/or Scottish Refugee and Migrant Centre (SRMC) solicitors to provide trauma informed legal information, advice and representation to refugees, migrants, and victim-survivors of trafficking and exploitation, throughout Scotland and to input into policy, training and research work linked to the legal work of the Centres.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the work of our innovative legal centres and develop your knowledge and experience of human rights law and practice.

About the Role

As a Legal Caseworker, you will:

• Provide casework support assisting solicitors to provide initial legal advice and human rights information to individuals and organisations, through legal outreach work.
• Provide casework support to assist the solicitors to provide direct legal advice and representation to clients.
• Undertake financial and administrative duties linked to the Centres’ casework, outreach as well as the operation of the Centres.
• Maintain timely and accurate records of work undertaken using our case management system and procedures in a safe, efficient and effective manner.
• Assist the SATEC and/or SRMC solicitors with the development and delivery of internal and external professional training, as well as the development of human rights information and other resources for the Centres’ public legal education programme.

Benefits: 8% employer pension contribution

37.5 days annual leave (FTE) inclusive of public holidays

Flexitime and flexible working

Remote and hybrid working

Peer support programme

Access to funded counselling service

Personal training and development budget

As Legal Caseworker, you will assist the SJLC solicitors to provide legal information, advice and representation to people throughout Scotland who have experienced breach of their human rights, or discrimination as a result of a policy or practice of a public body or public service provider; also to input into policy work linked to the legal and development work of the project.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a ground-breaking national project within an innovative legal centre and to develop your knowledge and experience of human rights and equalities law and practice.

About the Role

As a Legal Caseworker, you will:

• Assist with the provision of initial legal advice and human rights information to individuals and organisations.
• Assist with the provision of direct legal advice and representation to clients.
• Undertake financial and administrative duties linked to the SJLC casework, as well as the operation of the SJLC.
• Assist with administrative work required for the regular review and evaluation of project implementation.
• Attend and contribute to SJLC internal meetings where required.
• Maintain timely and accurate records of work undertaken using our case management system, and any system of the SJLC, and other procedures designed to manage and track our work in a safe, efficient and effective manner as set down in the JRS operational manuals and any manuals and policies designed for the organisation and/or project.

Benefits: 8% employer pension contribution

37.5 days annual leave (FTE) inclusive of public holidays

Flexitime and flexible working

Remote and hybrid working

Peer support programme

Access to funded counselling service

Personal training and development budget