Campaigns Lead

The Law Society

Length of contract
12 months

About the Organisation

Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession's regulators, government, and others, to offering training and advice, we're here to help, protect, and promote solicitors across England and Wales. An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit for a role at the heart of the Law Society's campaigning and political influencing activity.

The Law Society is the independent professional body for over 200,000 solicitors in England and Wales. A year into the new government, there is a significant opportunity to influence the political debate, drive important issues such as access to justice, the rule of law, and a thriving legal business sector up the agenda, and influence policy on behalf of our members.

About the role

The justice system is a public service, as vital to our communities as education and healthcare. But years of underinvestment by the government have left many of us facing an uphill struggle to access legal advice when we need it. We are stepping up our efforts to secure funding for legal aid for families, and reforms to the justice system that could level the playing field for millions of people and families in England and Wales.

As Campaign Lead, you will be at the heart of this work, driving forward our Legal Aid Means campaign and be at the forefront of developing new policy ideas for a justice system that serves us all, as part of a new influencing and thought leadership campaign building on the successful 21st Century Justice project.

You’ll set the strategic direction, build and grow coalitions of supportive organisations, and turn new bold ideas into campaigns that get decision-makers to listen and act. You’ll bring political nous, collaborative leadership, sharp campaign management skills and an ability to engage people at every level.

The Campaigns Lead is responsible for working effectively with a broad range of colleagues and stakeholders to develop and deliver impactful campaigns and programmes that achieve the Law Society’s policy influencing goals, for a justice system that is equally accessible to everyone.

Responsibilities

Core Duties:

• Lead campaigns at a national level to achieve policy change, with responsibility for delivering strategic direction throughout campaign lifecycles and campaign management. For example:
  • Lead the  Legal Aid Means campaign, and work with the Campaigns Coordinator to maintain and grow a campaign coalition of supportive organisations; 
  • Lead the Law Society’s new SEND / 21st Century Justice phase two thought leadership and influencing campaign, to turn new priorities into an established campaign  
• Provide project management for key campaigns that show strategic thinking and effective resource allocation in complex programmes of work 
• Lead and inspire multi-disciplinary teams through matrix management, drawing on subject-matter experts across policy, public affairs, research and communications to develop and successfully deliver shared goals and plans 
• Provide effective line management of the Campaigns Coordinator to ensure engagement and high-quality work
• Provide a proactive approach to delivering work on time and to standards
• Demonstrate a respectful and collegiate approach with a broad range of colleagues across the Law Society 
• A constructive approach to problem solving and risk management 
• Work with colleagues across the organisation to plan and develop a steady beat of campaign and communications outputs to achieve our influencing goals, putting into practice the insights from our narrative change programme Reframing Justice.
• Lead a broad range of stakeholder engagement and act as a credible external representative 
• A proactive approach to supporting a respectful and welcoming working environment 

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Experience of leading campaigns at national level, with demonstrable policy change results
• Excellent project management skills that show a focus on outcomes and impact, with the ability to prioritise, manage risk and balance competing views to build consensus
• Proven track record leading and inspiring multi-disciplinary teams through matrix management, with an inclusive, collaborative and resilient leadership style
• A creative approach to evidence-based campaigning, using a variety of methods to deliver impact, motivate and engage a range of audiences including members, the public and decision-makers 
• Experience of working well with senior leaders in a similarly complex organisation, demonstrating a clear understanding of business drivers and corporate strategy
• Reliable budget management experience (forecasting, reporting, agency contracts) and experience of monitoring and evaluation to inform campaign planning
• Understanding of organisations similar to the Law Society, professional bodies, and legal organisations, with knowledge of civil and criminal justice policy issues 
• A passion for access to justice and the rule of law
• Demonstrable experience of effective line management that enables strong engagement and high-quality work
• Able to build and sustain effective working relationships with a broad range of colleagues and stakeholders internally and externally
• A good understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion

Compensation & Benefits

• 3% flex fund after 3 months, plus comprehensive benefits
• Generous flexible benefits package
• A friendly working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation.

Working locations

• Hybrid model, working in the London office and remotely

How to apply

• Apply on our website
• Please note: if you are an internal applicant, the Pay Policy will apply.
• If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sorana Vieru  on [email protected]

Interviews

• Interviews are likely to take place on 26th and 29th October 2026.

Policies

This is an excellent opportunity to work with contemporary thinkers in a progressive membership organisation. The successful candidate will join a strong brand with a reputation for excellence and legal expertise, committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and a culture of trust, clarity, excellence and respect.

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