Solicitor

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.

Experience

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:

• Crime, such as communications or public order;
• Regulatory law, such as professional conduct or charity law;
• Administrative law, such as judicial review;
• Defamation; or
• Equality and human rights.

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.

Nature of the work

The work will involve:

• Bringing private prosecutions against antisemites;
• Challenging the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) when it fails to prosecute antisemitic hate crime;
• Subjecting inadequate decisions by public bodies to judicial review;
• Submitting regulatory complaints and advising regulatory bodies;
• Bringing and defending defamation cases;
• Working with some of the most renowned lawyers in the country who assist us on a pro-bono basis and running our legal network;
• Advising victims of antisemitism;
• Drafting documents including correspondence, internal policies, particulars of claim, and witness statements; and
• Supervising compliance with charity and data protection laws, and assisting with employment and contract questions.

The team

To assist you in your work, you will have the support of:

• Our Chief Legal Officer who will lead you and supervise your work.
• A Legal Researcher who will support you in victim-support, case triage, case progression, drafting and internal compliance;
• The specialised volunteers within our investigations and enforcement units, who are accustomed to preparing evidence and seeing cases through to their conclusion, often doggedly, over years through multiple appeals;
• Our pro-bono lawyers whose expertise is drawn from the full range of the fields above and who practise at the top of their specialisms;
• Access to legal databases and materials; and
• Operational, communications and administrative support from full-time colleagues working with you in our London office.

Your personal characteristics

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.