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London, Greater London (Hybrid) 4.46 miles
£28,000 - £31,000 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description

We’re looking for a Legal Adviser who sees law as part of a wider movement for justice to join our social justice legal team in London. You’ll work alongside people harmed by drug criminalisation, poverty, and inequality — delivering outreach advice and casework in benefits, housing, and debt, while contributing to policy and advocacy that strengthens communities and challenges harm at its roots. If you believe legal work should build power, shift systems, and stand in solidarity with those most affected — this could be the role for you.

Since Release’s inception in 1967, the organisation has continuously and actively advocated for open access to justice for all individuals with a specific emphasis on substance misuse and dependency. By addressing the legal needs of people who use drugs and those in recovery the consequences can have a profound and positive affect not only for the individual but also for those who live, support and work with them. Reducing health and income inequalities’ significantly improves a person’s life chances and integration back into their community. Whilst legal services are available to the public via other sources, our client group will often be unable to access such services because of fear of stigma or discrimination.

We also operate a national drugs and legal helpline, and produce a number of free informative publications for the public, and specialist guidance material aimed at professionals in the substance misuse and dependency field.

Details:
Salary: £28,000 – £31,000 + 5% pension
Contract: Permanent, 35 hours/week
Holidays: 29 days + public holidays
Location: Hybrid – Spitalfields, London / Remote
Closing Date: 5:00 pm, Thursday 05 February 2026
Interviews: Commencing Wednesday 11, Thursday 12 or Friday 13 February 2026.
Start Date: Ideally March/April 2026

This is a full-time position (35 hours per week) working a minimum of 3 days a week from our office in Spitalfields, London with the remaining 2 days working from home, if desired. The working hours are 10am – 6pm Monday to Friday with a one-hour lunch break.

The post holder will join our social justice legal team and will be required to deliver a minimum of 2 services through our in-person and ‘virtual’ legal services to clients attending alcohol/drug treatment centres, homeless day centres, and sexual health clinics. The legal advice, assistance and representation we provide has a particular focus on debt, housing including homelessness, and welfare benefits. The post holder will also be required (after a period of induction and/or training) to provide advice on Release’s national legal helpline pertaining to the criminal law and the criminal justice system related to drugs offences, and broader legal advice through our new Harm Reduction Hub drop-in service. In addition to the delivery of legal services, the postholder will also be required to assist with the policy work undertaken by the organisation.

We have been successful in tendering for legal aid contracts for Community Care and Public Law, and there may be opportunities for the post holder to work within these in the future.

As a member of our dynamic social justice legal team, based in London, your responsibilities will include:

  • Delivering a minimum 2 legal outreach services at alcohol/drug treatment centres, homeless day centres and sexual health clinics in the London area, and with training deliver our expanding ‘virtual’ legal outreach services to clients elsewhere in the country.
  • Completing casework resulting from our legal outreach services on issues including welfare benefits, housing, and debt;
  • Providing advice to the public and professionals about legal issues connected with drug use (training will be provided);
  • Updating our specialist publications;
  • Contributing to our local and National policy commentary/response on drugs, and all associated legislation;
  • Assisting with the development of our website and other IT-related service initiatives and their legal compliance.

Minimum requirements for the post include:

  • Completion of LLB, GDL, or SQE1 and minimum six months’ experience in social welfare legal advice and casework in areas such as crime, housing, benefits, or debt.

If you think you can make a difference as a Legal Adviser for Release then please download and read the job description and person specification together with the application guidelines for details.

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Release - L.E.A.D.S View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 11 - 20
Posted on: 20 January 2026
Closing date: 05 February 2026 at 17:00
Job ref: LA0226
Tags: Advice / Information, Legal / Law, Advocacy, Housing, Engagement / Outreach, Entry level / Graduate, Ethnic Minority / BAME, HIV, Homelessness, Human Rights, Justice, LGBTQ

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