Sexual Violence Lawyer and Paralegal
(Female Applicants Only)
Do you want to be at the forefront of national reforms improving access to justice for sexual violence survivors?
Women and Girls Network (WGN) and Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) are seeking a motivated and experienced lawyer with feminist values and a committed paralegal to form a team that will lead on this groundbreaking new work.
The successful applicants will work as part of WGN, supporting survivors of sexual violence to access high quality legal advice relating to their rights as survivors of sexual violence within the criminal justice system.
£50,000 pro-rata (Lawyers) | £27,000 (Paralegal)
Full-time or part time (minimum 21 hours per week)
Secondments are also welcome
Fixed term contracts to March 2026 with possibility of extensions
Hybrid work model involving home and weekly office-based working in Bethnal Green
Application deadline: 9am on Tuesday 27th May 2025
Interviews will be held:
Lawyers 10th June 2025
Paralegal 17th June 2025
Please visit www.wgn.org.uk/support-us/work-with-us for more information, and to download an application pack.
Completed application forms and equal opportunities monitoring form should be emailed to recruitment@wgn.org.uk by the specified closing date.
We welcome and encourage applications from women of all backgrounds.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Ethnic communities.
These posts are subject to satisfactory references, DBS check, and social media check.
WGN is an equal opportunities employer.
The above posts are exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1
