Immigration Solicitor

Gemini Recruitment; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Hybrid working

Clear opportunities for career growth

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Gemini Recruitment is partnering with a leading Legal 500 firm in Birmingham seeking two Immigration Solicitors for permanent roles. The firm serves corporate entities and private clients across 25+ practice areas with a strong national presence.

You will join a top-tier immigration team known for asylum work, public funding expertise, and high-profile matters. The role offers hybrid working, clear career progression, and exposure to training and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must have a clean, valid Practising Certificate at the time of application.
• Experience managing Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors and Caseworkers.
• Strong client care and professional pro-active approach.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all immigration work from initial applications to Tribunal and upper Court matters.
• Prepare witness statements and Home Office submissions.
• Develop training and mentoring within the department.
• Provide guidance to junior staff and manage complex caseloads.
• Engage in business development and marketing to support workload.

Skills

Practising Certificate

People management

Client care

Business development

Immigration law experience

Communication skills

IT skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

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 mattersExperience 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.

About Gemini Recruitment:

Gemini Recruitment is a leading agency specialising in legal placements across the UK. We work closely with Solicitors, Legal Executives, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals, and Legal Support Staff, offering deep insight into opportunities in the legal market.