Campaign Against Antisemitism is the UK’s leading organisation fighting antisemitism, and we continue to break new ground through our litigation.
We have brought private prosecutions, judicial reviews, regulatory complaints, and actions for libel, and we were the complainant in the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s statutory investigation into antisemitism in the Labour Party.
Having established the effectiveness of litigation in forcing action by the authorities and bringing antisemites to justice, we have now decided to increase the number of cases that we bring each year, especially in relation to antisemitism on campuses and online.
As our in-house solicitor, you will be at the forefront of the legal team leading the fight against antisemitism. You will work to hold antisemites to account and force the authorities to fulfil their duty to protect British Jews.
This role is an important strategic hire for Campaign Against Antisemitism. We want to expand our legal work to ensure that cases are assessed and progressed quickly, victims have access to specialist advice and that we cultivate and expand our network of external counsel. You will report to the Chief Legal Officer who will supervise your work.
This is an unparalleled opportunity to collaborate with some of the UK’s most renowned lawyers to change the way that racism is addressed in the UK, gain litigation experience across a broad range of disciplines, and work with major law firms and leading counsel to devise legal strategy.
You must have at least two years’ experience post-qualification as a solicitor or barrister in at least one of the fields below or experience in litigation:
It is fully understood that you will not have experience in every area of law that our work involves, which is why you will work under our Chief Legal Officer as well as with our network of pro-bono legal experts and external counsel, who are counted amongst the very best in their professional specialisms. You will always be led by an experienced or specialist practitioner.
The work will involve:
To assist you in your work, you will have the support of:
You will be meticulously organised and precise, even under pressure, and operate with total discretion. Your work will require you to prioritise effectively, respond fast and think analytically. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be comfortable working as part of a large and growing team. Above all, you will be passionate about fighting for equal treatment for Britain’s Jews.
We want to make the application process easy for you and for us. At first, please just send us your CV and a covering letter outlining your motivation and suitability for the role. We will then invite some candidates to carry out a short exercise or case study, which we will use to select a shortlist of candidates to attend an interview in London.
Please enter your details below and instructions for submitting your CV and cover letter will be e-mailed to you.
Please note that if you have been a candidate for another position, you should only apply for this position if you were invited for an interview on the previous occasion. The closing date for applications is 11th February 2021, but we may cease to accept applications earlier if a suitable candidate is found.
Campaign Against Antisemitism is the UK’s leading organisation fighting antisemitism nationwide. Our volunteer-led charity is dedicated to exposing and countering antisemitism through education and zero-tolerance enforcement of the law.
We expect the authorities, professions and political parties to take firm action against antisemites and we work closely with them, but when they do not defend the rights of British Jews, we take action ourselves in court, in tribunals and through the media.
We are at the forefront of the battle to expose antisemitism in politics, and our campaign of litigation continues to set landmark precedents. We pride ourselves on working intelligently and fast to deploy innovative and aggressive campaigning strategies against antisemites.
Our small team of staff works with the hundreds of volunteers who have signed up to contribute their considerable talents to the fight against antisemitism.
In the long history of the fight against the world’s oldest hatred, every accomplishment of note started with a small, plucky, single-minded group using every ounce of their determination and ingenuity to achieve an objective that everyone else said was too ambitious.
We campaign with the agility of a startup, the expertise of our professional volunteers and, when needed, a dash of chutzpah.
We only recruit exceptional people who are dedicated to our cause. If that sounds like you, we want you on our team.