Legal Caseworker Intern

Description: Generally, interns assist the Legal Director and Legal Project Managers with all aspects of preparatory work for the AIRE Centre's legal advice services and cases, including:

·        Legal research in support of cases.

·        Correspondence with the client, the court or other legal professionals.

·        Accompanying the legal team during hearings.

·        Keeping effective files.

·        Drafting advice letters for the advice service on the EU Settlement Scheme and associated areas, including eligibility for benefits.

In addition to the above, interns may be requested to assist with:

·        Undertaking research for articles, both for publications of the AIRE Centre, and for outside journals/publications.

·        Undertaking projects in which the AIRE Centre is asked to take part.

·        Attending meetings/conferences/seminars on behalf of the AIRE Centre.

All Legal Work is supervised.

To be eligible you must:

·        Have a completed law degree/GDL or equivalent

·        Have a good understanding of the areas of Law in which the AIRE Centre works (EU Free movement, EU Migration, asylum etc)

·        Have a good standard of written and spoken English.

All our internships are unpaid; however, we do cover up to £30 of expenses for travel and lunch