Luqmani Thompson (London) – Paralegal

Young Legal Aid Lawyers; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 25.000 - 27.000; Jornada completa

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Hybrid working

Descripción de la vacante

Young Legal Aid Lawyers in London is seeking a proactive paralegal to join our immigration, asylum and human rights practice. The role offers a hybrid working pattern and the opportunity to manage a busy caseload under supervision.

You will open client matters, assist senior lawyers, draft documents, conduct research and ensure compliance with firm procedures and the Legal Aid Agency. A degree or equivalent and strong organisational skills are essential.

Formación

• Degree or equivalent as set out by the SRA
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and communicate effectively
• Interest in immigration, asylum, nationality, human rights and/or public law

Responsabilidades

• Open client matters on the case management system and perform AML, sanctions and conflict checks
• Assist senior lawyers with client matters including setting up appointments, gathering evidence and liaising with third parties
• Office administration tasks: opening post, scanning, copying
• Attend meetings and, in time, advise and represent clients under supervision
• Conduct legal research and drafting of documents
• Basic accounting duties including taking payments and time recording
• Attend staff meetings and training; ensure compliance with office policies and Legal Aid Agency requirements

Conocimientos

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Legal research

Drafting documents

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Educación

Degree or equivalent (SRA)

Descripción del empleo

• Salary: C ompetitive salary (£25,000 – £27,000 per annum, depending on experience)
• Contract: Permanent (3 month probationary period), hybrid working

The successful candidate will ideally have some interest and prior experience in immigration, asylum, nationality, human rights and/or public law.

We can offer a supportive hybrid work environment and envisage the successful candidate managing their own caseload as well as providing support to senior fee earners as and when required.

About the firm

We have firmly established ourselves as a sector leader and are recognised by our peers and clients alike for our high-quality legal work and excellent client care. We have been nominated for many awards and won the coveted Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year, litigated leading asylum and human rights caselaw, provided expert reports for court hearings, trained numerous professionals, both internally and externally, appeared in the media, and been recognised by the leading legal directories and ranked by The Times Best Law Firms three years in a row for being within the top 250 law firms in the UK

Our practice covers the full range of immigration, asylum and nationality law including EUSS schemes, business and personal migration and protection and human rights. It covers routine immigration applications as well as contentious litigation, including appeal work and judicial review.

Our expanding public law work covers challenges to certification, negative trafficking decisions, NASS issues, age assessments, policy challenges and unlawful detention.

We offer private client services, but also retain a very strong commitment to social justice work, including ensuring access to justice by continuing to provide publicly funded legal services. We are a compact team and commentors often describe us as punching above our weight and being fearless advocates.

Our lawyers are experts in their field and we are committed to ensuring all our lawyers reach the echelons of their potential, pushing boundaries and all the while providing a high standard of work and client care. In addition to exciting and rewarding work, we provide a work environment which fosters open communication, offering opportunity for growth alongside tailored supervision and support where employees feel empowered to contribute their best work. We are a cohesive team; we encourage a positive work-life balance, balancing the hard work with some light relief.

There may be opportunities for support for accredited Seniors Caseworkers who are seeking to qualify, subject to satisfactory performance and proven interest ina career with us.

We are a modern practice, taking advantage of technologies to improve ourefficiency, and we are largely paperless.

About the role

They will be given casework support tasks which will be informed on by the level of knowledge, experience and qualification of the successful candidate. All paralegals are allocated a supervisor (senior lawyer) who will oversee their work and development and with whom they will have regular one-to-one meetings. They will also be allocated a team buddy to provide day to day support and to pass on know-how of the job. Work will include:

• Opening client matters on our case management system and undertaking AML, sanctions and conflict checks.
• Supporting senior lawyers with general client matters including setting up appointments, gathering evidence and liaising with third parties
• Office Admin – Opening post, scanning, some copying
• Sitting in on meetings and in time advising and representing clients under direct supervision.
• Researching.
• Drafting.
• Basic accounting procedures, including taking payments and time recording.
• Attending staff meetings and training.
• Ensure compliance with Office Procedures and Policies, as set out in an internal handbook, which will be provided with guidance in an induction procedure.
• Ensure compliance with requirements of Legal Aid Agency.
• Learning and maintaining knowledge of and compliance with the SRA Standards and regulations.
• Maintaining suitable accreditation(s) and undertake DBS checks as needed to enable them to carry out their role.

Person Specification

Demonstrable interest in and commitment to the type of work undertaken by the firm

Exceptional organisational skills

Excellent time management and the ability to work to tight deadlines

Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to conduct legal and other research and draft documents

Active listening skills and the ability to build trust with clients

• A degree or equivalent, as set out by the SRA here:
  • https://www.sra.org.uk/students/sqe/degree-equivalent, but applications from school leavers also very much encouraged where the essential criteria above can be demonstrated.

We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups in the legal sector.

Applications should be completed not later than 4 PM on 30 November 2026