Legal Clinic Manager (Maternity Cover)

King's College London; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

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About us

We are recruiting for a Legal Clinic Manager (maternity cover) who will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the Dickson Poon School of Law's award-winning clinic, King's Legal Clinic ('the Clinic'). The Clinic aims to improve access to justice and educate King's students by providing free legal advice to members of the public through its Legal Advice Clinic; and working with local and international organisations on research and justice projects.

The Clinic is a busy legal office and learning environment. Clinic staff work closely and collaboratively with law students (curricular and extracurricular) and a range of internal and external stakeholders.

About the role

The Legal Clinic Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operational management of King's Legal Clinic ('the Clinic'), under the direction of the Clinic Director and Assistant Director. The Legal Clinic Manager has line management responsibility for the Legal Clinic Coordinator and Legal Clinic Administrator.

Daily Clinic activities include:

1. Supervising students in the processing of potential client enquiries across the in-house Legal clinics;
2. Suitability and conflict checks with law firm partners;
3. Allocation of cases to student advisors and internal and external supervisors;
4. Delivery and organisation of the Clinic's research and justice projects and training program.

The Legal Clinic Manager is responsible for ensuring the Clinic works smoothly, efficiently and is a positive learning environment and workplace for students and Clinic staff.

The role holder must have excellent organisational, IT, project management, and communication skills. An ability to relate to and work with a diverse range of students, partner organisations and clients. The position is likely to be of particular interest to a well-organised, proactive individual with experience of working in and managing in a legal environment and/or Higher Education with good academic qualifications. A background in legal practice and/or process improvement work, and demonstrable interest in access to justice is desirable.

The role is a full-time post (1FTE) offered on a 12 months fixed term contract, starting in the first week of July 2025 with the possibility of extension. The role is based in King's Legal Clinic (Strand Campus) and will require regular attendance on campus. Some remote working is possible by prior agreement with the Clinic Director.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Educated to degree level in a relevant field;
2. Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the English legal system, data protection requirements and professional standards applicable to legal service providers;
3. Experience of managing and/or coordinating a small team (at least two years' experience);
4. Experience of working in a university environment, in particular a student law clinic;
5. Experience of project management and implementation, including gaining support, assembling teams, building relationships with internal and external stakeholders and managing delivery expectations;
6. Experience of working with students and/or legal volunteers and/or members of the public in relation to legal issues;
7. Excellent organizational, time management skills and IT skills (extensive knowledge of using Microsoft packages & legal case management systems); ability to prioritise and meet multiple deadlines;
8. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Desirable criteria

1. Legal or management qualification (e.g Solicitor, CILEX, CMI);
2. Experience of working in a legal aid firm, Law Centre/CAB or other Pro Bono sector;
3. Experience of process improvement work;
4. A genuine commitment to access to justice and social justice.

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

Interviews are due to be held on 7 May 2025 in person on the Strand Campus.