Wiltshire Law Centre

06/11/2025

Southern England Law Centre expresses support for the European Convention on Human Rights.

Southern England Law Centre has joined almost 300 organisations and charities to express support for the UK’s human rights protections to mark the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The statement, which was organised by Liberty, calls out the way human rights and the Convention have been used as a political scapegoat over recent years – which it said has had “devastating real world consequences”.

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Southern England Law Centre has joined almost 300 organisations and charities to express support for the UK’s human rights protections to mark the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights [Posted 06.11.2025].

05/10/2025

https://lapg.co.uk/lapg-research-on-the-hidden-costs-of-delivering-legal-aid/

Senior staff working through the weekend. Employees working well beyond their contracted hours. Weeks spent preparing for audits. LAPG research suggests practitioners are spending around a quarter of their time on unpaid work propping up the legal aid system. Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) has...

25/02/2025

We currently have capacity to accept housing matters! Possession (from notice onward), Illegal Eviction, Homelessness (when someone's home is unreasonable to continue to occupy), Anti-Social Behaviour Injunctions and Disrepair. Please contact us at [email protected]

12/10/2024

Research to confirm what people on the ground already know...Scrap the Cap!

Today, GMLC releases its new research report, 'Scrap the cap: the benefit cap in 2024 and why it needs to go'.

07/05/2024

URGENT Vacancy for Legal Assistant

Given recent growth, Wiltshire Law Centre is seeking a Legal Assistant to join its expanding team.

Established in 1981, Wiltshire Law Centre provides free and low-cost specialist legal services throughout a wide area in the south to southwest of England. You will have the opportunity to be an integral part of our team with significant scope for promotion for the right candidate. Applicants should have keen desire to help often vulnerable clients with access to justice.

Salary £22,000 per annum

27 days annual leave + statutory hols

Permanent position, 35-hour week

Suitable candidates must be able to work independently full-time in the Swindon office

Suitable candidates will be highly organised and able to respond accurately and professionally to urgent and difficult enquiries

To request an information pack including job description & specification then please email: [email protected]

Closing date for applications: rolling until vacancy filled

25/04/2024

Olivia Pulley-Crowther, managing director and senior solicitor at Wiltshire Law Centre, told Inside Housing in her experience housing officers correctly refer homeless applicants to children’s services. “That support may involve voluntary care. But, in most instances, care is wholly inappropriate, as it is generally not in the children’s best interests to be separated from their family,” she said.

“That said, we see time and again how, in making the referrals, housing officers consistently advise applicants that, if they do not source their own housing, their children will be ‘taken into care’. Local authorities use the threat of care as a tactic to avoid the responsibility (and cost) of housing children and their families, as parents will do anything it takes to avoid their children being ‘taken into care’,” she added.

Responses from almost one in seven British councils have revealed at least 50 children were separated from their parents after becoming homeless in 2022-23.

07/03/2024

Vacancy for Legal Assistant

Given recent growth, Wiltshire Law Centre is seeking a Legal Assistant to join its expanding team.

Established in 1981, Wiltshire Law Centre provides free and low-cost specialist legal services throughout a wide area in the south to southwest of England. You will have the opportunity to be an integral part of our team. Applicants should have keen desire to help often vulnerable clients with access to justice.

 Salary £22,000 per annum
 27 days annual leave + statutory hols
 Permanent position, 35-hour week

• Suitable candidates must be able to work independently full-time in the Swindon office
• Suitable candidates will be highly organised and able to respond accurately and professionally to urgent and difficult enquiries

To request an information pack including job description & specification then please email: [email protected]

Closing date for applications: rolling

27/02/2024

NOW HIRING!

Operations Manager
Salary: £34,000-£42,000, depending on experience
Contract Type: Permanent
Basis: Full-time (35 hrs/week)
Location: Remote
Reporting to: Managing Director and Senior Solicitor

The Role
Following a period of rapid growth, and in anticipation of future expansion, we are seeking an Operations Manager to help us realise our ambitions for the delivery of specialist legal advice and representation in South and South-West England.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a range of management and leadership skills along with determination and a real desire to build a career in a challenging and rewarding environment.
The Operations Manager will support the Managing Director and Senior Solicitor in managing all aspects of the daily operations and management of the Law Centre. They will also take an active role in the supporting the sustainability, growth, and development of the organisation.

Benefits
• Healthy work/life balance with a 35-hour working week and flexible approach to working arrangements.
• Generous annual leave of 5.6 weeks, plus all public bank holidays.
• Commitment to health and wellbeing – access to employee assistance programme.
• Work travel mileage rate paid at 45p per mile.
• Commitment to ongoing development – regular training workshops and personal development opportunities.

Closing date: 27/03/24; remote interviews in the w/c 01/04/24

Please contact [email protected] for an application pack.

29/11/2023

Vacancy for Operations Manager–Remote Working

Following a period of rapid growth, and in anticipation of future expansion, we are seeking an Operations Manager to help us realise our ambitions for the delivery of specialist legal advice and representation in South and South-West England.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a range of management and leadership skills along with determination and a real desire to build a career in a challenging and rewarding environment.

The Operations Manager will support the Managing Director and Senior Solicitor in managing all aspects of the daily operations and management of the Law Centre. They will also take an active role in the supporting the sustainability, growth, and development of the organisation.

Salary between £35,000 and £42,000 per annum, depending on experience
27 days annual leave + statutory holidays
Permanent position
Flexible approach to working arrangements
Commitment to ongoing development – regular training workshops and personal development opportunities
Experience of team leadership, with a substantial record of accomplishment in line management and knowledge of management principles.
Experience of policy development and implementation within a regulatory framework.
Experience of financial management, including preparing and managing budgets and understanding organisational finances.
Experience of setting clear objectives and targets for staff and managing performance in line with organisational policies.
To request an information pack including job description & specification then please email: [email protected]

Closing date for applications: 15 December 2023

18/10/2023

Vacancy for Operations Manager

Following a period of rapid growth, and in anticipation of future expansion, we are seeking an Operations Manager to help us realise our ambitions for the delivery of specialist legal advice and representation in South and South-West England.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a range of management and leadership skills along with determination and a real desire to build a career in a challenging and rewarding environment.

The Operations Manager will support the Managing Director and Senior Solicitor in managing all aspects of the daily operations and management of the Law Centre. They will also take an active role in the supporting the sustainability, growth, and development of the organisation.

Salary between £34,000 and £38,000 per annum, depending on experience

27 days annual leave + statutory holidays

Permanent position

Flexible approach to working arrangements

Commitment to ongoing development – regular training workshops and personal development opportunities

Experience of team leadership, with a substantial record of accomplishment in line management and knowledge of management principles.

Experience of policy development and implementation within a regulatory framework.

Experience of financial management, including preparing and managing budgets and understanding organisational finances.

Experience of setting clear objectives and targets for staff and managing performance in line with organisational policies.

To request an information pack including job description & specification then please email: [email protected]

Closing date for applications: 14 November 2023

Vacancy for Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service Trainee

Given recent growth, Wiltshire Law Centre is seeking additional Housing Solicitors or Caseworkers to join its expanding team.

Established in 1981, Wiltshire Law Centre provides free and low-cost specialist legal services throughout a wide area in the south to southwest of England. You will have the opportunity to build upon our expertise in Housing Law and benefit from the support of highly experienced colleagues. Applicants should have keen desire to help often vulnerable clients with access to justice.

Salary £24,000 per annum

27 days annual leave + statutory hols

Permanent position

Solicitor qualification training and exam fees paid

Candidates should evidence a commitment to continued employment with Wiltshire Law Centre

Suitable candidates must be able to work independently and manage time effectively

Candidates with the right qualifications but with limited experience in housing law will be considered

Full training will be provided

To request an information pack including job description & specification then please email: [email protected]

Closing date for applications: 8 November, interviews w/c 13 November, to start by 30 November

Vacancy for Housing Solicitors / Caseworkers

Given recent growth, Wiltshire Law Centre is seeking additional Housing Solicitors or Caseworkers to join its expanding team.

Established in 1981, Wiltshire Law Centre provides free and low-cost specialist legal services throughout a wide area in the south to southwest of England. You will have the opportunity to build upon our expertise in Housing Law and benefit from the support of highly experienced colleagues. Applicants should have keen desire to help often vulnerable clients with access to justice.

Salary between £24,000 and £28,000 per annum, depending on experience

27 days annual leave + statutory hols

Permanent position

Suitable candidates must evidence an interest in social welfare law and an ability to work independently

Candidates with the right qualifications but with limited experience in housing law will be considered

Full training will be provided

Suitable candidates must work from one of the following 2 locations: Portsmouth/Havant or Basingstoke/Aldershot--both locations involve remote working and will require travel where relevant

To request an information pack including job description & specification then please email: [email protected]

Closing date for applications: rolling

09/06/2023

https://theconversation.com/the-legal-aid-sector-is-collapsing-and-millions-more-may-soon-be-without-access-to-justice-new-data-207045?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton

Numbers obtained through a freedom of information request reveal the dire state of the legal aid sector in England and Wales.