Research Assistant in Access to Justice in a Digital world
Internal Applicants Only
Deadline: 2 June 2023
Professor Linda Mulcahy is looking for a research assistant to help with the preparation of a book on Digital Justice and the preparation of a grant application on funding legal aid.
Tasks for the Research Assistant will be:
- To help identify relevant international literature on video hearing and digitalisation of legal systems;
- Create a database of relevant materials;
- Help with the preparation of charts and tables for the book manuscript and some editing;
- Undertake a review of the scope and regulation of ‘Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts’ IOLTA schemes;
- Meet on a regular basis in Oxford to discuss the progress of the work;
- General support of the two projects and other writing projects as required.
Duration and hours
Working hours: a total of up to 96 hours across the duration of the project, to be agreed with the project supervisor.
Start date: 19 June 2023
Date by which the work must be completed: 10 September 2023, or 12 weeks after start date.
Reporting
The Research Assistant will report to Professor Linda Mulcahy.
Requirements
- A good understanding of the field of legal systems is essential.
- Good IT skills are essential.
- The ability to provide work to deadlines is essential.
- A knowledge of socio-legal approaches to resaerch is desirable.
- Experience of legal systems outside the UK is desirable
- Experience of law referencing systems is desirable.
It is expected that the work will be undertaken mostly in person in Oxford. Meetings with the PI/team members will be held in-person in Oxford.
Eligibility
This opportunity is open to current graduate students in Law and the Social Sciences, and the hours are in line with the restrictions on working hours for students within the Law Faculty.
It is expected that the work will be undertaken in the UK.
Rate of Pay
The work will be paid at £17.02 per hour (including the exceptional non-consolidated uplift for 2022-23), which equates to University Grade 6, point 1, on the basis of completed and approved timesheets, which must be submitted to payroll@law.ox.ac.uk by the last Friday of each calendar month for payment on the last working day of the following month.
In addition, paid annual leave will be assumed to be taken in the month in which it was accrued.
Funding
This opportunity is funded by a Law Faculty Officer allowance.
How to Apply
A short CV and cover letter of no longer than one page (including the name of your supervisor) should be sent by email to linda.mulcahy@csls.ox.ac.uk by Friday 2nd June 2023. Please put ‘Job application’ in the subject line of the email. Please explain how you meet the requirements for the role, and give details of your availability. Supervisors may be asked for a reference. Interviews for the opportunity will be held on the afternoon of Friday 9 June and can take place online if necessary.
Enquiries about the project are welcome, and may be addressed to linda.mulcahy@csls.ox.ac.uk (Faculty member). General queries, e.g. about the appointment process, or eligibility, may be addressed to research@law.ox.ac.uk.
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Guidelines for Faculty members, line managers and students Work must not commence without a letter of engagement or variable hours contract and a right to work check having been carried out by the Faculty Personnel Officer. Graduate student engagement opportunities in the Faculty of Law usually fall into one of three categories: Research Assistant; Graduate Teaching Assistant; or Blog Editor. Full-time graduate students in the Faculty of Law may work up to 8 hours per week, or a common sense average across the year, regardless of the type of work. Students may not work for their own supervisor without the approval of the Associate Dean for Graduate Students. Any queries regarding the eligibility of a particular student should be directed to Geraldine Malloy in the Faculty Office. It is expected that the work will be undertaken in the UK. |