Job Description
Our client is a well-established law firm with a reputation for excellence, achieving very good results and commitment to its clients. They are recognised experts in Immigration & Asylum, Public Law, civil claims for Unlawful Detention/False Imprisonment and Human Rights.
• a minimum of 3 years’ experience
• Supervisory status (IAAS)
• accredited to at least Senior Caseworker level under the Law Society’s Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme (IAAS)
• knowledge and experience of public law actions before the County Court/High Court including for unlawful detention/false imprisonment is preferable
• excellent grounding and knowledge of the full range of immigration, asylum and nationality issues that affect migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, and able to undertake the full range of immigration and asylum work, such as: asylum, human rights, appeals, Immigration Rules based applications, nationality and judicial review, including appeals to the Court of Appeal
• prior experience in providing immigration & asylum and public law advice under legal aid and on a private basis
• experience of using the LAA’s Client and Costs Management System including applying for legal aid certificates, costs and scope extensions and civil billing
• experience in achieving billing targets
• excellent client care skills
• own client following is an advantage
• bright, eloquent, have a keen eye for detail, proactive and demonstrate good judgment
• A commitment to a long-term career of working with migrants, refugees, asylum seekers.