Clinical Legal Education and Pro Bono Intern Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
UE04 £23,144- £25,138 pro rata
School of Law
Part Time, 16 hours per week (Flexible)
Fixed Term Contract: October 2023 – April 2024 (16 hours)
We are looking for a Clinical Legal Education and Pro Bono Intern.
This post is offered on a part-time basis for 16 hours per week, over a period of 7 months. Your weekly hours can be worked flexibly to fit around study. Your main working location will be in our office in Old College, with the option of some time working from home, with agreement of your line manager.
The Opportunity:
Edinburgh University’s Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC) has been delivering pro bono legal services to the public since 2007. In 2019, the Clinical Legal Education and Pro Bono Team was created to enhance and extend the University of Edinburgh, School of Law’s pro bono and clinical legal education portfolio.
We are looking for a Student Intern to join the Professional Services team in the School of Law. You will be responsible for work within Edinburgh University’s Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC). This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking for a position to work around their degree and to gain experience dealing with a range of stakeholders, and with the general public.
You will have strong written and verbal communication skills, organisational skills and sound Microsoft IT skills. Working closely with the Clinical Legal Education and Pro Bono Administrator you will be organising client appointments, communicating with solicitors and advocates, dealing with on the night FLAC issues, and keeping files/letters up to date.
As an intern position, you will have the benefit of receiving practical experience working directly with clients and solicitors; the opportunity to participate in networking events and meetings; and there is a flexible schedule for students to work around their degree.
Please apply with a CV and personal statement indicating how you meet the Knowledge. Skills and Experience outlined in the job description. We invite candidates to use their cover letter to highlight professional and personal experiences that maybe relevant to role. Law interview panels will take submitted documents into account when assessing applications in line with listed criteria, including acknowledging areas of potential impact such as caring responsibilities, family leave and health related matters
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our staff benefits page (opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 15th September
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Interviews will be held w/c 25th September
