Rights of Women is a long established and well-respected national women’s charity, providing specialist legal advice and support to women at risk of, or experiencing all forms of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). Our vision is one of equality, justice and safety in the law for all women. We provide specialist legal advice, information, training, strategic case work in the areas of immigration, family, criminal and employment law.
Our team is made up of women with a range of skills and experience including specialist lawyers, office and project administrators and events coordinators.
Current Vacancies
Rights of Women (ROW) is looking for a woman lawyer to join our team as a Legal Officer working on criminal law.
The postholder will be part of Rights of Women’s Criminal Law team and will play a key role in delivering the organisation’s core services to women who come into contact with the criminal justice system, often as a survivor of sexual or domestic violence, as both victims and as women who have been criminalised.
The post holder will provide specialist legal advice through Rights of Women’s telephone advice lines, contribute to the design and delivery of training, and support the development of accessible legal information through publications and other resources. They will also support survivor engagement and contribute to Rights of Women’s policy work, driving systemic change for women’s rights.
The Legal Officer will also play a leading role in maintaining and developing Rights of Women’s online peer-to-peer forum for professionals supporting women survivors. This includes supporting the online community, producing legally accurate and relevant content in response to queries and emerging themes, and contributing to a regular online newsletter.
Salary: £24,286.81 (21 hours / 3 days) per annum (Gross Pay) plus 3% pension contribution. Full-time equivalent (FTE) salary: £ 40,478.01
Conditions: 21 hours (3 days) per week.
Holiday entitlement: Pro-rata of full-time entitlement of 28 days annual leave plus public holidays per annum. This includes three designated days to be taken between the December and January bank holidays when the organisation is closed.
Pension: NEST Workplace Pension (Employer 3% / Employee 5%)
Office Address: Rights of Women, 52-54 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT
Location: Hybrid. The post is primarily home-based. Regular attendance at the office is optional for those who prefer an office setting. The post holder will, however, be required to attend the office on at least four occasions each year, including one all-staff and Board away day, and additionally to participate in occasional in-person meetings held externally, typically in or near London. The post holder is occasionally required to travel to locations across England and Wales occasionally; Rights of Women is committed to supporting flexible approaches and reasonable adjustments to enable this.
Line Manager: Senior Legal Officer (Criminal law)
Duration: 1-year fixed term. Possibility of extension.
Key dates:
Closing date: Tuesday 1st Sept 2026 5pm
Interview dates: Week commencing 7th or 14th Sept 2026
Start date: As soon as possible
To apply
Click here to download our application pack for information about the role and the application process.
Click here to download and complete the Essential Information Form, otherwise we will not be able to consider your application.
Click here to download and complete the Equalities Monitoring form, which is not used for assessing your suitability.
Both of these forms will be separated from your application on receipt and the shortlisting panel will not see them.
Please return your completed application to [email protected] with the subject heading: Application for Legal Officer (Criminal Law).
If you have any queries, please contact us via [email protected]
Thank you again for your interest.
* This post is open to women only. Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part I) applies.
Applicants must be able to undertake this role from within the UK. Rights of Women does not currently employ staff who are based overseas, and we are therefore unable to progress applications from candidates who would need to carry out the role from outside the UK.
Volunteer
We would like to recruit qualified women* solicitors or barristers with experience in either family or employment law to volunteer on our telephone advice services. Find more information about volunteering with us here.
*Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part I) applies.