The 2020 recruitment round opened on 17 August and runs until 14 September.
The contracts on offer are based at law centres in London, Merseyside, Derbyshire and Coventry, legal charities and advice agencies across the UK, child rights organisations in Scotland, Wales and England, and at civil liberties law firms Bhatt Murphy and Deighton Pierce Glynn (DPG).
The fellowships at Disability Law Service and DPG will focus on disability law―the DPG post is reserved for a disabled candidate and will include secondment to Inclusion London.
Candidates must have passed (or expected to pass by 31 October 2020) the Legal Practice Course or equivalent and be able to show a strong commitment to social justice. Applicants can apply to only one host organisation during the same year.
TLEF chief executive Matthew Smerdon said: ‘This year's recruitment round means we will have funded over 100 trainee lawyer posts since the fellowship scheme was launched in 2014.
‘The pandemic has highlighted just how vital it is for people facing difficulties to have access to expert, dedicated lawyers, to help secure their rights and solve legal problems.’
For a full list of hosts, see: bit.ly/31qxy16.
Applications must be made via TLEF's website, by 14 September, at: bit.ly/34yJ6kP.
