Immigration Litigation Specialist

Government Recruitment Service; London Borough of Hounslow; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service is recruiting for a Litigation Caseworker with the Home Office, based in Feltham. You will manage pre-action protocol work and judicial review challenges, coordinating with legal teams to defend decisions and advise operational colleagues.

The role involves drafting responses, liaising with government lawyers, and supporting cost negotiations and witness statements. This full-time post requires careful case management, meeting deadlines, and contributing to an

Responsibilities

• Assess pre-action protocol or judicial review claims against immigration law to inform decisions.
• Respond to pre-action protocol correspondence and refer to operational areas for action to remedy any original errors in the decision being challenged.
• Escalate policy or procedural issues arising from pre-action protocol correspondence, judicial review claims and private law damages claims.
• Liaising with and instructing government lawyers to achieve an agreed course of action in managing litigation, including approving grounds of defence on behalf of Secretary of State for the Home Department.
• Supporting government lawyers and counsel on defending cases at the oral or substantive hearing stages, including securing witness statements when needed.
• Making decisions to settle litigation and working with stakeholders to secure financial authority where it is appropriate to do so, to ensure the best cost outcomes.
• Maintaining accurate records of activities/work completed across a range of IT systems.

Job description

Government Recruitment Service is recruiting for a Litigation Caseworker with the Home Office, based in Feltham. You will manage pre-action protocol work and judicial review challenges, coordinating with legal teams to defend decisions and advise operational colleagues.

The role involves drafting responses, liaising with government lawyers, and supporting cost negotiations and witness statements. This full-time post requires careful case management, meeting deadlines, and contributing to an