Legal Adviser

Salary: £45,243 plus £3,520 London Allowance if applicable

Closing date: 21/09/2025

Employment type: Maternity Cover

Contract Duration: 12 months

Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference, every single day, to people from all walks of life? The people that turn to Citizens Advice need help overcoming an obstacle in their lives – from debt to evictions to trouble at work – and you can be key to them getting the support they need in the quickest, easiest, and most effective way.

The Legal team at Citizens Advice provides in-house legal support to national Citizens Advice staff, to enable the charity to maintain its reputation as a trusted charity partner. We do so via: enabling the delivery of legally compliant, efficient and cost-effective services to our clients; ensuring a common understanding of, and acting upon, our legal obligations and responsibilities as a charitable company; and contributing to the operation of our internal controls and management of legal risk.

Our aim is to help Citizens Advice achieve its aims and objectives through offering legal support across the many different areas where the law and our organisation’s operations meet.

You’ll have a key role in advising and supporting national staff on a range of legal matters across a variety of workstreams, including in relation to our funding and governance arrangements, brand protection and business development opportunities. You’ll also support in the delivery of legal change projects, and building organisational legal awareness and capability through the delivery of guidance and training for staff via a variety of mediums.

This role is offered as an opportunity for a legal professional who enjoys the challenge of advising across a range of subject areas and contributing to the work of the legal team within one of the UK’s most respected and trusted charities.

Please apply with your CV and cover letter detailing how you meet the essential criteria below:

• Qualified solicitor
• Experience of legal practice, good knowledge of company and/or commercial law, and some knowledge of charity law
• Ability to analyse underlying problems and find solutions most aligned with the aims and principles of Citizens Advice
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to build and maintain good working relationships at all levels, and to handle sometimes difficult conversations and exchanges professionally and constructively

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is of strategic importance within the organisation and recognised as integral to all we do as a service.