Research Assistant posts at the Law Commission - September 2014

Please see below for details.  Jobs start in September 2014 and are fixed term for 51 weeks.  Closing date Thursday 30 January 2014.

 

Research Assistant - Law Commission

• Reference Number

LAJG00076

• Location

102 Petty France, London. SW1H 9AJ

• Business Group

Law and Access to Justice Group

• Full / Part Time

Full Time

• Contract Type

Fixed Term

• Salary

£24007

Overview

DETAILS OF THESE POSTS ARE SET OUT IN A SEPARATE GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS AVAILABLE AT http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission/working-for-us/jobs.htm.

YOU MUST READ THE GUIDE BEFORE APPLYING. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO APPLY WITHOUT DOING SO YOUR APPLICATION IS LIKELY TO FAIL AUTOMATICALLY. DO NOT SUBMIT A CV FOR THIS POST.

The Law Commission is a statutory body set up under the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law of England and Wales under review and to recommend reform where it is needed.

Its aims are:

To ensure that the law is fair, modern, simple and as cost-effective as possible

To conduct research and consultations in order to make recommendations for reform for consideration by Parliament

To codify the law, eliminate anomalies, repeal obsolete and unnecessary enactments and reduce the number of separate statutes

The Law Commission is an independent non-departmental body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice. Further information about the Law Commission and its work can be obtained from its website at http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/.

The posts are on a fixed term basis, for approximately 51 Weeks. The start date will be 1 September 2014.

Job Description

Please see Guide: http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission/working-for-us/jobs.htm

Skills & Qualifications

Please see Guide: http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission/working-for-us/jobs.htm.

Essential Academic Skills

Our minimum criteria are that by August 2013 you should have completed two years’ full-time substantive legal studies (or the equivalent in part-time study). The results must be at, or at the equivalent of, first class or good 2.1 standard, with at least some elements of first class work.

Further details on what constitutes two years’ legal studies and results at, or at the equivalent of, first class or good 2.1 standard can be found in the Guide for Applicants, which is available at: http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission/working-for-us/jobs.htm.

Other Essential Skills

Please see Guide: http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission/working-for-us/jobs.htm.

Salary, Working Arrangements & Further Information

Starting Salary

The salary for this position is £24,007 per annum pro rata.