Immigration Solicitor

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary package

Career progression

Job summary

Gemini Recruitment is partnering with a leading Legal 500 firm in Birmingham to recruit two Immigration Solicitors on permanent, hybrid-permitted contracts. The role covers all immigration work from initial applications to appeals, with supervision of junior lawyers and caseworkers.

You will contribute to client care, training, and business development in a busy department. The firm combines nationwide expertise with a strong client base, offering a collaborative environment and opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have a clean, valid Practising Certificate.
• Strong management skills.
• Professional with a pro-active approach; excellent client care skills and ability to market the Company.
• Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to generate new business.
• Working knowledge of publicly funded immigration work and the ability to service privately funded cases.
• Experience in advocacy is an advantage.
• Excellent IT skills - familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management.

Responsibilities

• Report directly to Department Director.
• Responsible for all aspects of immigration work, providing technical guidance to the team.
• Supervise Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors and Caseworkers across varied caseloads.
• Assist with delivery of training and development in the department.
• Handle detained clients, asylum matters, and appeals through to upper courts.
• Prepare and manage funding applications to the Legal Aid Agency; draft documents and witness statements.
• Attend conferences and court; assist with Home Office submissions and representations.
• Support business development and marketing to sustain workload.

Skills

Management skills

Practising certificate

Client care

Networking & marketing

Publicly funded immigration experience

Advocacy experience

IT skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Document management

Job description

Role: Immigration Solicitors (x2)

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

Gemini Recruitment are currently partnering with a large and established law firm. Our client serves corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 practice areas from offices throughout London and across England and Wales. Our client’s accomplishments are acknowledged and recommended in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, as a top tier firm.

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.
• 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.