Liberty (London) - Locum Lawyer (FTC)

Liberty is looking for a creative and strategic lawyer to join its legal team for 12 months, to cover a lawyer on parental leave. Strategic litigation is core to Liberty's work. Our lawyers work closely with the rest of the organisation using casework and legal advice to help Liberty reach its strategic goals. You will be responsible for running a small caseload of strategic litigation, conducting interventions and providing specialist human rights advice. A large part of the role is identifying and then scoping potential cases, working closely with other organisations to develop the litigation in a collaborative and creative way.

If you are interested in a job that involves innovative legal work in the NGO sector, we would like to hear from you. We have deliberately not included a requirement for a certain level of PQE in the selection criteria as we are keen to hear from candidates with pre-qualification experience, including experience outside the legal sector. We are also interested in more experienced applicants who may not see themselves as a human rights lawyer, but are interested in moving into this area.

Liberty fully embraces flexible working and is committed to employee development.We aim to encourage people from all backgrounds to work with us and are particularly interested in hearing from people from minority backgrounds and all socio-economic sections of society.

Key Dates

Closing date: 9am Monday 4 August 2025

First Round Interviews:11 & 12 August 2025

Second Round Interviews: 19 August 2025

Please note that flexibility is available should candidates be unable to make these interview dates.

How to Apply

• Review the Application Form Guidance and Guaranteed Interview Scheme details below
• Apply via theJob Board and upload completed application

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Application Form Guidance

• You will score higher, if you are able to refer to as many of the essential and desirable criteria as possible. A tip for doing this is to use the criteria as headings in your personal statement.
• Give strong examples -you can see how applications are scored at the bottom of the application form.
  Using the STAR method can help when evidencing competencies and giving examples:
  Situation: the situation you had to deal with
  Task: the task you were given to do
  Action: the action you took
  Result: what happened as a result of your action and what you learned from the experience.
• For your application to standout, spend time researching Liberty and the work we do(our website is a great place to start). Draw meaningful connections with your own motivations, work experience and personal experience.
• Be concise, keep your answers clear and to the point and avoid long sentences. Bullet points can sometimes work well.
• Try to use the full word count (but do not exceed it).
• Ensure your application is proofread for errors and set out neatly.