Fantastic Opportunity through GMIAU

GMIAU are pleased to announce that they have been offered the opportunity to provide a two-year funded training contract by the Legal Education Foundation to encourage committed social welfare lawyers of the future. In GMIAU’s case this will be to someone with an interest and commitment to immigration, asylum and human rights. There are other opportunities in other areas of social welfare law.

Applications are invited from Monday 8^th September until Tuesday 30^th September 2014. For full details please see the front page of their website www.gmiau.org This may not be an opportunity for you, but if you know of someone who could benefit from this, please pass it on.

Eligibility for Fellowship

·         The applicant must have completed and passed the Legal Practice Course or for Govan Law Centre the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice by 30th September 2014
·         The applicant must be willing and able to commit to serving a two-year term as a Fellow commencing in January 2015
·         The applicant must have a demonstrated commitment to social welfare law. We are particularly interested in students who wish to effect change in the legal community, such as members of public interest and/or pro bono organisations on campus and those who have dedicated time to serving low-income or less privileged communities either during or prior to law school
·         The applicant must be in good academic standing at their law school