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Justice First Fellowship is a prestigious new Scheme established to
support the next generation of students in the UK committed to public interest
and social justice issues who want to pursue a career in social welfare law.
The Scheme has been established by The Legal Education Foundation, in
partnership with Govan Law Centre and other organisations in the social welfare
law sector.Govan Law Centre is one of seven organisations in the UK participating in the Justice First Fellowship, other partners include Coram Children's Legal Centre, Coventry Law Centre, Deighton Pierce Glynn, Greater Manchester Immigration Unit, Staffordshire North and Stoke on Trent Citizens Advice Bureaux, and the Public Law Project.
This is the first year of the Scheme, and it will focus on law graduates that have passed the Legal Practice Course or Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and are seeking to complete their training contract before taking up a role in social welfare law. The aim is that the Fellowship Scheme will come to be seen as a respected route to a career in this important area of law, with Fellows going on to become leaders in their field and important advocates for access to justice and the rule of law.
In 2014, the Fellowship has three parts. To provide:
1.
Training
contract placements for law graduates seeking to pursue a career in social
welfare law;
2.
Fellows with
time and resource alongside their traineeships to develop and implement a
project that will advance access to justice in some way;
3.
Additional
support, training and opportunities for Fellows to gain skills and feel part of
a wider movement of people committed to access to justice.
For more information and how to apply please visit the Justice First Fellowship website here; please note that applications cannot be made until Monday 8 September 2014, when the application process goes live.
