Are you looking for experience in Civil and Family Court, as well as a range of other areas of law?

Would you like to develop your leadership skills?

Are you currently studying an LLB course with Nottingham Law School?

Will you have successfully completed your second year of a qualifying law degree by September 2023?

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What you'll do

Here at NTU we're proud to offer placement opportunities to our students and are looking to recruit a Legal Charity Assistant to work in our Support Through Court Nottingham Team based at Nottingham Law School.

Support Through Court Nottingham offers support and guidance before, during, and after court for those without support and facing court alone. Working directly alongside the STCN Service Manager where you will:

• Provide support to clients and other STCN volunteers
• Provide pivotal support to the administrative team, with new enquiries and student recruitment
• Marketing, social media and general administration

Please note there are additional pre-assessment questions that you will be required to complete as part of the application process.

Anticipated start date: September 2023

Interview Date: w/c 27 March 2023

If you have queries about this role, please contact Annie Herbert, STCN Service Manager, at [email protected].

Support Through Court Nottingham

Every year, thousands of people in the UK face court alone. Without help, they have to represent themselves while they go through a divorce, seek custody of their children, defend or put forward a personal injury claim or face eviction from their home. They are forced to navigate a complex legal system alone, often against the professional legal representation of the other party. The increase in cuts to legal aid over recent years has meant that thousands more people face the civil or family courts alone. Their access to justice is limited by how overwhelming the legal system can be to those who have never faced it before, and many struggle to represent themselves effectively in court.

STCN, a formal partner of NTU, ensures that those facing court alone feel prepared and supported in accessing justice. Nationally, we supported nearly 50,000 clients navigating the justice system alone in 2021/22, 2000 of those were in Nottingham.

About NTU

This position is only open to undergraduate and postgraduate students of Nottingham Trent University where a work placement is required of the course. Applications from overseas students currently studying on a Tier 4 visa will be considered alongside other applications.

Please note that this role is only open to NTU students. Applications from those not a current student at NTU will not be considered.

NTU prides itself on being an inclusive employer. We value and celebrate equality in opportunities, and we welcome applications from people who reflect the diversity of our communities.

Please note that this role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions.