Thursday, 9 January 2014

The Law Commission are recruiting Research Assistants.

Research Assistant posts 

This post involves a mix of legal research, policy analysis and administrative work.

The campaign runs from 2 to 30 January 2014 and up to 12 research assistants will be recruited.  

The posts will be on a fixed term basis, for approximately 51 weeks.  The start date will be 1 September 2014 and the salary will be £24,007.  Interviews will take place between 17 and 28 March 2014.

There is a great deal of competition for these posts, and they are looking for outstanding research and writing skills.  The  minimum criteria are that by August 2014 you should have completed 2 years' full time substantive legal study (or the equivalent in part time study).  Your results should be at, or at the equivalent of, first class or good 2.1 standard, with at least some elements of first class work.

Visit the Law Commission for further details and to apply.