Our Legal Coordinator will play a key role in our work directly assisting solicitors in the provision of our helpline and legal outreach services, assisting with legal casework, information, advice and representation and contributing to our policy work.

A great Legal Co-ordinator is someone that holds a combination of skills, qualities, and behaviours that contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the team they support. We are looking for someone who is a strong communicator who thrives when working as part of a team. As our Legal Co-ordinator you will serve as a point of contact for our clients directly of via our helpline service, we are looking for someone who is empathetic, patient, and supportive.

We are looking for someone who can work independently to complete tasks, and act quickly to find workable solutions in sometimes high-pressure situations. You will be someone who works to high standards and can drive those high standards in others. This role is ideal for someone who is great at managing their time, has rigorous attention to detail and the ability to interpret and analyse data. As this is a new role for Clan it offers lots of opportunity to bring new ideas to the way we work that will enable us to achieve our goals around legal work and our helpline service.

About Clan Childlaw

Clan Childlaw stands with children and young people when they stand up for their rights.

Clan is an award-winning, independent children’s charity that actively supports children and young people to take ownership of their rights.

We are the only charity in Scotland that provides free, independent legal representation exclusively for children and young people, which is child-centred by design. Because our lawyers work directly with children and young people whose lives are affected by legal decisions, we bring that unique practice-based knowledge to every aspect of our work. This includes our specialist training, our helpline supporting others who help children to use their voices and their rights, and our work to influence children’s rights respecting changes to practice, policy and law.

What We Do

We stand with others who help children use their rights – Through our membership and training for legal professionals and in legal education we are making being a “children’s lawyer” an accredited legal skill set in Scotland. Our practical training and helpline and support for advocacy in Children’s Hearings provides adults that support children and young people information and guidance that they can use to empower young people to stand up for their rights.

We stand out through the excellence of our work – We want our work to have as much impact as possible. We listen to what children and young people tell us about what they need from lawyers and others who support them to use their rights. We use what we learn to develop and design the services they need and talk about why young people’s rights matter, and why children and young people need lawyers.

We stand for change – We are lawyers for children and young people representing children and young people in court, at Children’s Hearings, and in important meetings working to give them equal opportunity to heard and use their rights. We take cases that make change for individual children and young people and help shape better rights respecting policy and practice. We use our knowledge of the law, and experience as practising lawyers for children and young people, to ask decision makers and lawmakers to change the law and the way the law is used to make sure that children and young people's rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.

Our Values

Our values are the principles we uphold in all our work, no matter what. They are the foundation of our workplace culture. Everyone who works at Clan shows our values in all they do and say.

We are supportive: We listen and respond, we provide encouragement and emotional help to children and young people, to others who support young people, and to each other.

We are bold: We are confident and courageous in amplifying the voices of children and young people. We are prepared to take risks when we need to, to defend children and young people’s rights.

We are dynamic: We are always active, always progressing. We are positive, full of energy and new ideas. We ask for change where it is needed.

What we can offer you

Clan Childlaw’s mission is very important to us, but our people are important too. We recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and a friendly supportive work environment. We offer:

• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays) increasing to 35 after 2 years’ service
• Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme after 3 months service
• Offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the option to choose the base location that works best for you.
• Flexibility around your working day and the option to work from home some of the time.
• Access to our employee counselling service.

Learning and development is important to us and our team. We hope it’s important to you too. You will be encouraged to engage in learning and continued professional development.

"I have never worked in such a lovely organisation before! I feel valued, seen and heard as an individual here." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great team here and everyone is really supportive." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

Our Administrators play a key role in supporting day-to-day operations of the organisation. Responsibilities span across service delivery, office administration, financial administration and general support. A key aspect of this role includes supporting our Helpline and ensuring compliance with health and safety, financial processes and confidentiality policies.

About Clan Childlaw

Clan wants a Scotland where all children and young people’s rights are respected, protected, and fulfilled. For that to happen, Scotland has to be a place where all children and young people can stand up for their rights. That means children and young people need:

• Lawyers that are experts in working with children
• People around them who can enable them to use their rights and amplify their voices
• To be respected as rights-holders, who are entitled to hold duty-bearers to account if their rights are not fulfilled.

Clan is an award-winning, independent children’s charity that actively supports children and young people to take ownership of their rights. We are the only charity in Scotland that provides free, independent legal representation exclusively for children and young people, which is child-centred by design. Because our lawyers work directly with children and young people whose lives are affected by legal decisions, we bring that unique practice-based knowledge to every aspect of our work. This includes our specialist training, our helpline supporting others who help children to use their voices and their rights, and our work to influence children’s rights respecting changes to practice, policy and law.

What We Do

We stand with others who help children use their rights – Through our membership and training for legal professionals and in legal education we are making being a “children’s lawyer” an accredited legal skill set in Scotland. Our practical training and helpline and support for advocacy in Children’s Hearings provides adults that support children and young people information and guidance that they can use to empower young people to stand up for their rights.

We stand out through the excellence of our work – We want our work to have as much impact as possible. We listen to what children and young people tell us about what they need from lawyers and others who support them to use their rights. We use what we learn to develop and design the services they need and talk about why young people’s rights matter, and why children and young people need lawyers.

We stand for change – We are lawyers for children and young people representing children and young people in court, at Children’s Hearings, and in important meetings working to give them equal opportunity to heard and use their rights. We take cases that make change for individual children and young people and help shape better rights respecting policy and practice. We use our knowledge of the law, and experience as practising lawyers for children and young people, to ask decision makers and lawmakers to change the law and the way the law is used to make sure that children and young people's rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.

Our Values

Our values are the principles we uphold in all our work, no matter what. They are the foundation of our workplace culture. Everyone who works at Clan shows our values in all they do and say.

We are supportive: We listen and respond, we provide encouragement and emotional help to children and young people, to others who support young people, and to each other.

We are bold: We are confident and courageous in amplifying the voices of children and young people. We are prepared to take risks when we need to, to defend children and young people’s rights.

We are dynamic: We are always active, always progressing. We are positive, full of energy and new ideas. We ask for change where it is needed.

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great team here and everyone is really supportive." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

What we can offer you

Clan Childlaw’s mission is very important to us, but our people are important too. We recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and a friendly supportive work environment. We offer:

• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays) increasing to 35 after 2 years’ service
• Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme after 3 months service
• Flexibility around your working day, with the opportunity to work your hours within the hours of 7am to 7pm, and the option to work from home some of your working week.
• Access to our employee counselling service.

Learning and development is important to us and our team. We hope it’s important to you too. You will be encouraged to engage in learning and continued professional development.

"I have never worked in such a lovely organisation before! I feel valued, seen and heard as an individual here." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

"I love my job at Clan. It's busy and varied and no two days are ever the same. We have a great team here and everyone is really supportive." - A member of the Clan Childlaw team

Legal Caseworker – Scottish Refugee and Migrant Centre (SRMC) and Scottish Anti-Trafficking & Exploitation Centre (SATEC)

Permanent or 6 Months Fixed Term

Thank you for your interest in applying to become a Legal Caseworker for Scottish Refugee and Migrant Centre (SRMC) and Scottish Anti-Trafficking & Exploitation Centre (SATEC), which is a specialist legal centre run by JustRight Scotland.

SRMC provide legal advice and representation to women, children and other migrants who are struggling to access their rights because of their refugee, asylum seeker or migrant legal status. We use our casework experience and expertise to engage in policy and influencing work and are stakeholders on Scottish Government working groups – often invited to contribute to policy evidence and to draft guidance in areas that impact our client group.

SATEC provides legal advice and representation to child and adult survivors of trafficking and exploitation across Scotland, as well as serving as a hub for outreach, policy, training and research. It is the only specialist legal project in Scotland that provides direct legal advice and representation to child and adult survivors of trafficking and exploitation in Scotland regardless of nationality, gender, type of exploitation and geographical location.

Contract: Permanent Full-Time or 6 Month Fixed-Term

Salary: £28,950 to £31,890 [pro-rata]

Appointments are ordinarily made at the minimum salary point. Candidates who achieve exceptional scores at shortlisting and interview may be appointed at a higher point. Following appointment, annual progression will take place in line with the charity’s policy.

Benefits:

8% employer pension contribution

38.5 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

Location:

Home-based and JustRight Scotland (JRS) Offices – Glasgow, with travel expected around Scotland

As Legal Caseworker, you will assist the SATEC and 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. Please note, this role has very limited direct client work. If successful, you will work under the supervision of the SRMC Senior Associate Solicitor.

Thank you for your interest in applying to become a Reporting and Compliance Officer at JustRight Scotland.

This is an important, time-limited role at a key moment for the organisation.

We are strengthening how we understand, evidence and communicate the impact of our work. At the same time, we need to make sure our reporting and compliance processes are consistent, proportionate and support our teams to do their best work.

You will help us put this into practice.

You will support the rollout of our Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) framework, improve how we collect and use data, and coordinate reporting and compliance across the organisation. You will work closely with colleagues across legal and operational teams to make systems clearer, simpler and more effective.

This role sits within our organisational development function, with close working across the organisation.

Contract: 6 Month Fixed Term

Salary: £32,025 – £35,456 FTE (pro rata)

Appointments are ordinarily made at the minimum salary point. Candidates who achieve exceptional scores at shortlisting and interview may be appointed at a higher point. Following appointment, annual progression will take place in line with the charity’s policy.

Benefits:

8% employer pension contribution

37.5 days annual leave (FTE), inclusive of public holidays, pro‑rata for the contract term plus 1 additional day.

Flexitime and flexible working

Remote and hybrid working

Access to funded counselling service

Personal training and development budget

Personal Wellbeing Budget

Location:

Home-based and JustRight Scotland (JRS) Offices – Glasgow

We want this role to be as accessible as possible.

We know that people develop skills and experience in different ways. You may not meet every requirement listed below – if you think you could do the role, we would encourage you to apply.

We welcome applications from people with lived experience of the issues we work on and from groups underrepresented in the legal and charity sectors. We are open to flexible working, including part-time and job share arrangements.