Immigration Level 2 Solicitors - IAAS Accredited in London

A Legal500, leading law firm is looking to recruit a dedicated and experienced Immigration Solicitor with IAAS Accreditation for a highly sought permanent position. The successful candidate will have the ability to manage and supervise Trainee Solicitors and Caseworkers.

Our client serves corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 practice areas from offices throughout London and across England and Wales. Their accomplishments are acknowledged and recommended in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners as a top-tier firm. They hold the Investors in People Gold Accreditation Quality Standard Mark and are LEXCEL, Cyber Essentials Plus, and ISO 27001-2013 accredited and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Immigration Department Background

Our client has one of the largest legal aid immigration law practices in the UK and is ranked and recommended as a top-tier practice by The Legal 500 directory for services including business immigration, human rights, appeals, and overstay. The immigration lawyers have an established reputation in acting for high net worth individuals, new and established business men and women, and innovative and skilled individuals.

The immigration team offers a wide range of services to foreign nationals and families seeking to enter, remain, or settle in the UK. With over 160 specialist immigration lawyers nationwide, the department brings exceptional expertise to all immigration matters. Many of its lawyers are trained barristers who handle complex appeals in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The team is particularly recognised for its extensive experience in asylum claims and for challenging human rights violations involving unaccompanied minors and victims of torture, trafficking, and domestic abuse.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Report directly to Department Director
• Responsible for all aspects of Immigration work including providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members
• Ability to manage and supervise Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors, and Caseworkers to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities
• Assisting with delivery of appropriate training and development in the department
• Variety of duties including dealing with a range of Immigration work including detained clients; victims of trafficking & torture; asylum work from initial applications through to Tribunal appeal and upper Court appeal matters; entry clearance applications and appeals and some judicial review work
• Preparing and managing funding applications to the Legal Aid Agency
• Preparing draft documents including witness statements and processing evidence
• Preparing applications to meet Home Office requirements (incl. drafting application forms, index of documents and letters of representations)
• Attending conferences and court

You will have a professional pro-active approach, strong client care skills, and be interested in Business Development and Marketing to supplement the substantial work volumes brought in by the company.

Key Skills Required

• Registered with the Law Society Immigration Accreditation Level 2
• Must have a clean, valid Practicing Certificate at the time of applying
• Strong management skills
• Professional with a pro-active approach; excellent client care skills and ability to deal with vulnerable client matters in a sensitive manner
• Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business
• Working knowledge of publicly funded Immigration work and the ability to service privately funded cases
• Extensive experience in dealing with all Immigration related work and some expertise on adoption matters
• Experience in own advocacy is an advantage
• Excellent IT Skills - familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skills

This list is not exhaustive and there may be other duties as reasonably required.

On offer is an attractive salary package, a supportive team environment, and real prospects for promotion. The Company will allow hybrid-working in accordance with the company policy. The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.