Immigration Solicitor

Gemini Recruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Gemini Recruitment is seeking two Immigration Solicitors for permanent roles in Birmingham. The team handles a broad range of immigration matters, including asylum, human rights, and appeals, with a substantial Legal Aid practice.

The role requires leadership skills and a pro-active approach to client care, and offers hybrid working in line with company policy, with opportunities for career growth and development within a large national practice.

Qualifications

• Must hold a clean, valid Practising Certificate.
• Desirable to be registered with Law Society Immigration Accreditation.
• Strong management skills and pro-active client care approach.
• Excellent networking and ability to market the Company and generate new business.
• Experience in publically funded immigration work is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Report directly to Department Director.
• Manage and supervise Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors and Caseworkers.
• Assist with delivery of training and development in the department.
• Handle a range of Immigration work from initial applications through to Tribunal and upper Court appeals.
• Prepare and manage funding applications to the Legal Aid Agency.
• Prepare witness statements and draft documents.
• Prepare applications to meet Home Office requirements.
• Attend conferences and court.
• Support business development and marketing efforts.

Skills

Clean Practising Certificate

Law Society Immigration Accreditation

Strong management skills

Client care

Networking & marketing

Public-funded immigration experience

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Role: Immigration Solicitors (x2) - Birmingham

A leading Legal 500 firm is seeking two or more Immigration Solicitors for permanent positions within its expanding team.

Immigration Department Background:

Our client’s has one of the largest legal aid immigration law practices in the UK and are ranked and recommended as a top-tier practice by The Legal 500 directory for our services including, business immigration, human rights, appeals and overstay. The Legal 500 legal directory applauds the services they provide nationwide. 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 (international protection) claims and for challenging human rights violations involving unaccompanied minors and victims of torture, trafficking, and domestic abuse. In these cases, the firm remains committed to providing support regardless of individual circumstances.

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

• Must have a clean, valid Practicing Certificate at the time of application.


• Registered with the Law Society Immigration Accreditation Level,desirable


• 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 and resolve complicated practicalities involved in Immigration issues


• Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business


• Working knowledge of the publically funded Immigration work and have the ability to service privately funded cases


• Have 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.

What’s on Offer:

• Competitive salary package


• Supportive team environment


• Clear opportunities for career growth


• Hybrid working in line with company policy

Our Commitment:

We value diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunities, ensuring our workforce reflects the communities we serve.

Our recruitment process complies with GDPR and all relevant laws. CRB/DBS checks will confirm your UK work eligibility and role suitability.