Community Lawyer (Immigration)

Young Legal Aid Lawyers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A London-based legal service provider seeks a Community Lawyer to deliver community lawyering strategies, supporting survivors of human trafficking. This role involves collaborating with community organizations, providing impactful legal advice, and advocating for systemic change. Ideal candidates should have legal qualifications and the ability to engage effectively with diverse communities. Full-time and part-time options are available, with competitive salaries ranging from £36,922 to £41,767, including various benefits.

Benefits

Clinical supervision

Individual training budget

Staff discount scheme

Personal wellbeing account

Qualifications

• Qualified immigration lawyer with relevant experience.
• Ability to work collaboratively with community organisations.
• Strong understanding of systemic issues faced by vulnerable populations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver community lawyering strategy to support survivors.
• Build relationships with community organizations.
• Provide legal advice in accessible ways.

Skills

Community engagement

Legal knowledge

Advocacy skills

Education

Legal qualifications

Job description

ATLEU (London) – Community Lawyer (Immigration)

Job Term: Permanent

Location: London

Hours: Full time (35 hours per week) or part time. Flexible, job share and hybrid working arrangements available. (This role may involve some occasional evening and weekend working including one Sunday a month for a six month period, but time will be given back within the week if this occurs.)

Salary: £36,922 – £41,767 full time or pro-rata. This includes London weighting of £6,500.

The salary offered will be based on ATLEU’s salary scale and will take into account legal qualifications, PQE, accreditation, status as a litigator as well as other work experience relevant to this role, at the time of appointment.

Benefits: Clinical supervision, individual training budget, staff discount scheme and personal wellbeing account.

Leave: 25 days a year + 8 bank holidays (33 days/year) with an increase of one day per year for each year of complete service, capped at 30 days + bank holidays per year (38 days).

Reports to: Immigration Unit Lead

We are recruiting an immigration lawyer to take up the exciting new role of Community Lawyer within ATLEU.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in delivering our community lawyering strategy to bring about meaningful change with and for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation.

The community lawyer will build relationships and work alongside community and survivor led organisations so that ATLEU:

• Understands communities’ needs, the systemic issues they face and their priorities and goals
• Shares legal knowledge, skills and resources which help to empower communities to advocate for themselves
• Delivers advice in a way that best reaches survivors where they are
• Co-produces litigation strategies with communities to bring strategic challenges that tackle systemic injustice and support and amplify community campaigns.

We will be holding an online information session on Tuesday 3 February at 1pm for potential applicants to find out more about this role. Details on how to book your place will be available here shortly.

The deadline for applications is 9am on Thursday 19 February 2026. Applications received after this time will not be considered.