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Release - L.E.A.D.S, London (Hybrid)
£52,000 - £58,000 per year
Could you be an inspiring leader who combines legal expertise with a commitment to social justice and systemic transformation.
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Release - L.E.A.D.S, London (Hybrid)
£46,000 - £51,000 per year
We are looking for senior leader to shape and grow our social justice legal services - housing/public/community care law. Is this you!
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London, Greater London (Hybrid) 2.77 miles
£52,000 - £58,000 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description

We welcome applications from people who have significant legal aid experience in public law, housing law, and/or community care law, and who have undertaken strategic litigation. If this is you, and you meet the minimum criteria for the Legal Director role, we encourage you to apply.

Please note: We do not expect the postholder to generate legal aid income at a multiple of their salary. While we do aim to grow legal aid income across the team to an initial target of £25,000–£30,000 per annum, the focus of this role is on developing high‑quality legal aid practice and building sustainable income collectively, as part of a mixed‑income organisational model. We particularly welcome applications from people from Black and minoritised communities, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, people from working-class backgrounds, and people with lived experience of the issues we work on. We are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve, and we know that lived experience and diverse perspectives strengthen our legal practice and our work for systemic change. 

The Legal Director is a newly created senior leadership role and will lead and shape Release’s legal services, setting the strategic direction and ensuring the delivery of high‑quality, client‑centred representation. The role will expand access to justice through strong legal aid provision, embed harm reduction principles across all legal work, and uphold rigorous regulatory and ethical standards. It will also play a key role in sustaining Release’s commitment to training and developing the next generation of social justice lawyers.

This pivotal post combines oversight of a multidisciplinary legal team with movement‑driven advocacy and strategic litigation. The Legal Director will identify and pursue high‑impact cases to challenge unlawful policies and drive systemic change, while building strong external relationships with affected communities, policymakers, and partners. Working collaboratively, the role will co‑create innovative models of legal support that respond to emerging needs and amplify the voices of people most affected by drug laws and wider structural injustice.

As Legal Director, you will:

Set Strategic Direction: Define and implement strategies to expand legal aid provision, improve access to justice, and embed harm reduction principles across all legal work.
Lead and Inspire: Oversee a multidisciplinary team of solicitors, legal advisers, and volunteers, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation.
Ensure Excellence and Compliance: Maintain rigorous regulatory standards whilst driving forward progressive, client-centred approaches to legal practice.
Advance Systemic Change through Strategic Litigation: Identify and pursue high-impact cases to influence legislation, challenge unlawful policies, and dismantle barriers to justice for people who use drugs and other marginalised communities.
Engage Externally: Build powerful coalitions by engaging with affected communities, policymakers, stakeholders, and advocacy networks to drive legal and social reform.
Co-Create Innovative Service Solutions: Develop new models of legal support that respond to emerging needs, leverage technology, and amplify the voices of those most affected by drug policy and laws by working in partnership with them. 

This role is ideal for a visionary and inspiring leader who combines legal expertise with a commitment to social justice, harm reduction, and systemic transformation.

Person Specification

Essential

  • Minimum 9 years + post qualified solicitor with a current practising certificate, and
  • Minimum 7 years + significant experience in legal aid supervision and regulatory compliance, and
  • Minimum 3 years + proven leadership and team management skills, and
  • Minimum 3 years + strategic litigation or test cases, and
  • Strong commitment to social justice, harm reduction, and trauma-informed practice.

Desirable

  • Experience working in a charity or non‑profit organisation.
  • Experience supporting, contributing to, or developing test case work, policy‑linked casework, or other legal work aimed at achieving wider systemic or community impact, including through indirect, collaborative, or emerging roles.
  • Understanding of the impact of drug policy and criminalisation on marginalised communities.
  • Experience in developing new services, partnerships, or funding‑linked delivery models.
Organisation
Release - L.E.A.D.S View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 11 - 20
Posted on: 07 February 2026
Closing date: 02 March 2026 at 17:00
Job ref: LD0226
Tags: Advice / Information, Legal / Law, Advocacy, Business Development, Housing, Engagement / Outreach, Ethnic Minority / BAME, HIV, Homelessness, Human Rights, Justice, LGBTQ, Public Affairs, Governance / Management