Vacancies

Consultant Legal Practice Administrator (in-person only)

We need an experienced legal practice administrator on a consultancy (self-employed) basis. Our preference would be seven hours between 9:00-5:30pm, 2-4 days per week, including first Saturday of each month.

Place or Work: Our office is fifteen minutes from Stamford Brook station (District line). Free private parking available or reasonable travelling expenses covered.

About PRCBC: We are a very small, registered charity representing children and young people with their complex citizenship rights.

We undertake strategic litigation and policy advocacy to remove legal and practical barriers to citizenship; and provide information and training to the public and professionals to increase knowledge of citizenship rights and capacity to secure these. All our work is conducted to the highest professional standards.

About the role and what is required: Due to the nature of our work and our young clients there is no scope of working from home. The work will need to be carried from our office in Hammersmith, London. For the same reasons, PRCBC will provide induction and supervision, and training as necessary.

The work of the consultant will vary to support PRCBC in all aspects of our work. This includes client and case work: maintaining effective communication and correspondence with our young clients and booking appointments; overseeing and updating our case management system; administrative financial work, costs billing and creating invoices; and administrative legal work: filing, scanning, archiving, photocopying, creating e-bundles, completing forms, and requesting subject access disclosure and other information from third parties.

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To work effectively at PRCBC, it is necessary that the consultant maintains a professional approach throughout, is highly focussed, and well organised. Again, due to the varied nature of PRCBC’s work, consultants are involved in many aspects of the legal process, and interact with a wide range of individuals, from top solicitors and barristers to social workers and foster parents, alongside frequently vulnerable young clients and their parents.

For these reasons, the consultant must:

1. Be highly committed to social justice.
2. Have excellent interpersonal skills.
3. Be resilient, determined, and flexible in their professional approach.
4. Be consistently open-minded and willing to learn.
5. Be proactive and clearly follow instructions.
6. Have a minimum of 1-year relevant experience.
7. Work well under pressure.
8. Enjoy working as part of a small team.
9. Have excellent IT skills.
10. Be familiar with Adobe, Outlook, and Excel software.
11. Have a right to work in the UK and submit to DBS enhanced check.

We would be able to pay between £15-21 per hour depending on experience, qualifications, and skills. We are able to cover reasonable travelling expenses. Due the nature of the role, the consultant will be provided with induction and some training.

Please send your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for the role to Bryony Strickland admin@prcbc.net

Trustee with Financial Expertise to join PRCBC’s Board of Trustees

The Project for the Registration of Children as British citizens (PRCBC) is in need of a Trustee to assist the treasurer with the financial aspects of our charity organisation.

This is a great opportunity to contribute to a small, impactful and unique charity.

About PRCBC: PRCBC is a registered CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation). PRCBC is the first and only organisation to focus directly on securing the rights to British citizenship of children and young adults. It engages a small team of volunteers and paid consultants under the direction of its CEO/supervising solicitor Solange Valdez-Symonds.

For our work in the last 10 years see HERE. For more about PRCBC, please visit our website HERE.

Time commitment: There are Board of Trustee meetings approximately every eight weeks. Meetings are generally held on Zoom. Annual or special meetings may be held in person in London.

The overall time commitment varies, ranging from one-to-two days per month.

Trustees are volunteers. For more about the general role of a charity Trustee, please see HERE.

How to apply: For further information, and/or to register your interest for this voluntary role with an attached CV, please email the Chair of PRCBC, Carol Bohmer, at trustees@prcbc.net.

Volunteer Admin Assistant (in-person only)

The volunteer role and requirements

You will need to:

• Be available in person for a minimum of 2 days per week for a minimum of 7 hours (core hours are 9am to 5:30pm). Our office is fifteen minutes from Stamford Brook station (District line). Free private parking available.
• Be available to volunteer for a minimum period of 6 months.
• Be willing to learn.
• Submit to DBS check.

You will be provided:

• With induction and training to carry out basic administrative tasks including photocopying, scanning, shredding, taking letters to the Post Office, archiving, partly completing forms, and requesting subject access disclosures.
• With reasonable expenses for lunch, travel and childcare costs (if applicable).

About PRCBC

We are a very small, registered charity representing children and young people with their complex citizenship rights. We undertake strategic litigation and policy advocacy to remove legal and practical barriers to citizenship; and provide information and training to the public and professionals to increase knowledge of citizenship rights and capacity to secure these. All our work is conducted to the highest professional standards.

Our clients include young people with complex life histories and needs, including experience of the care, mental health and criminal justice system.

How to apply

Please e-mail admin@prcbc.net confirming

• Your reasons for wishing to volunteer with us
• Your work and any other relevant experience
• Your availability
• Any other information you wish to share with us

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