Legal Director

About the Role

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Legal Director will lead Good Law Project’s legal work and support the wider leadership of Good Law Project as a member of its senior management team (SMT).

What we’re looking for:

• Qualified solicitor or barrister – presently practising or not practising – of a minimum of  five years’ post-qualification experience in England and Wales. 
• Extensive civil litigation experience with the ability to manage multiple projects at once.
• Interest in social change and how the law can be used to deliver it.
• Demonstrable experience of critical thinking, including about what the law is, does and could be used to do.
• Committed to Good Law Project’s vision of what a better world looks like.
• Management experience in a senior role, including leading and managing a team or department. 
• Strong network in the legal sector.
• Senior management or Board experience.

Job Pack

You can download the full job pack which includes:

• the job description
• the personal specification
• interview stages and dates
• Good Law Project values
• our structure chart

Contact

If you would like to have a conversation about this role please contact: recruitment.consultant@goodlawproject.org

Encouragement of equal opportunity and reasonable adjustments

Encouragement of equal opportunity and reasonable adjustments: We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, LGBTQ+ or relationship status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex or social class. We particularly welcome applications from racialised ethnic groups and/or those with lived experience of disadvantage. 

We guarantee to interview all applicants who have a disability provided they meet all of the essential criterias, as detailed in the person specification (page 10). If this applies to you, please provide details of your disability in your online application, along with any adjustments or special arrangements that you need to help you with during the recruitment process and/or for an interview.