Solicitor

CITIZENS ADVICE GATESHEAD; Pelaw; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Negotiable hours and hybrid working

22 days leave + bank holidays

Practising certificate renewal feePaid

Specialist training and development

Purpose-led work with visible impact

Job summary

Citizens Advice Gateshead is seeking a qualified Solicitor to deliver high-quality legal advice and manage a diverse caseload across housing, discrimination, education and employment law. You will provide advice by phone, email and in person, with autonomy over your caseload and access to specialist training.

You will join a supportive team, using Civil Procedure Rules knowledge to secure strong outcomes and contribute to research and campaigns.

Qualifications

• Qualified as a Solicitor with a current practising certificate.
• Knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules, court processes and practices.
• Advocacy experience and a strong focus on client outcomes.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and organisational skills.
• Experience in housing, discrimination or education law, or the legal aid system, is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality legal advice and casework across our legal aid services.
• Manage a varied caseload, case files, follow-up activity and time recording.
• Advise clients by telephone, email and face to face.
• Use advocacy, Civil Procedure Rules and court-process knowledge to secure strong outcomes.
• Share legal expertise with colleagues and contribute evidence to research and campaigns.

Skills

Advocacy

Communication

Organisation

Education

Solicitor with current practising certificate

Tools

Civil Procedure Rules

Job description

Solicitor

50,565.00 GBP annually

Location Davidson Building Swan Street Gateshead Tyne & Wear NE8 1BG United Kingdom

This job ends on 28 September 2026

Use your legal expertise to change lives.

Join Citizens Advice Gateshead as a qualified Solicitor and use your expertise to deliver life-changing legal advice and casework. You’ll manage meaningful legal aid cases, help people facing complex challenges secure better outcomes and make justice more accessible.

This varied role covers housing, discrimination, education and employment law. You’ll have autonomy over your caseload, support from an experienced team and specialist training in areas that are new to you.

What you’ll do

• Deliver high-quality legal advice and casework across our legal aid services.
• Manage a varied caseload, case files, follow-up activity and time recording.
• Advise clients by telephone, email and face to face.
• Use advocacy, Civil Procedure Rules and court-process knowledge to secure strong outcomes.
• Share legal expertise with colleagues and contribute evidence to research and campaigns.

About you

• Qualified as a Solicitor with a current practising certificate, or eligible to apply.
• Knowledge of the Civil Procedure Rules, court processes and practices.
• Advocacy experience and a strong focus on client outcomes.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and organisational skills.
• Experience in housing, discrimination or education law, or the legal aid system, is desirable—but transferable expertise and a strong commitment to access to justice matter just as much.

What we offer

• Negotiable hours and hybrid working.
• 22 days’ leave, rising to 25 after two years, plus bank holidays.
• Practising certificate renewal fee paid.
• Specialist training and development.
• Purpose-led work with visible impact.

Why Citizens Advice Gateshead?

We put people first, challenge injustice and embrace better ways of working. If you share our values and want your expertise to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

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