Immigration Solicitor / Caseworker — 21 hours per week

Five Hour Club; United States; On-site; USD 24,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

North Kensington Law Centre seeks a solicitor or experienced authorised caseworker to manage immigration, asylum and nationality cases, including appeals and judicial reviews. You will prepare evidence, instruct counsel, and maintain compliant records while handling legal aid funding, billing, and income targets.

The role involves contributing to outreach, policy work and colleagues’ development, with 21 hours across three days primarily in London W11 and hybrid working by agreement.

Qualifications

• Solicitor or authorised caseworker status required.
• IAAS Level 2 accreditation or ability to obtain it promptly.
• Strong legal aid, litigation, drafting, and case-management skills required.
• Eligibility to work in the UK without sponsorship; enhanced DBS clearance needed.

Responsibilities

• Run immigration, asylum and nationality cases, including appeals, deportation and judicial review.
• Prepare evidence, instruct counsel and maintain compliant records.
• Manage legal aid funding, billing and income targets.
• Contribute to outreach, advice services, policy work and colleagues’ development.

Skills

Legal drafting

Litigation

Case management

Empathetic communication

Research skills

Education

Solicitor or authorised caseworker

IAAS Level 2 accreditation

Job description

About the organisation

North Kensington Law Centre provides community legal services supporting access to justice.

Responsibilities

Run immigration, asylum and nationality cases, including appeals, deportation and judicial review.

Prepare evidence, instruct counsel and maintain compliant records.

Manage legal aid funding, billing and income targets.

Contribute to outreach, advice services, policy work and colleagues’ development.

Requirements

Solicitor or experienced authorised caseworker; IAAS Level 2 accreditation or ability to obtain it promptly. Strong legal aid, litigation, drafting, case-management and empathetic communication skills are required, alongside UK work eligibility without sponsorship and enhanced DBS clearance.

Working arrangements

21 hours across three days. Primarily London W11, with outreach and some hybrid working by agreement. Fixed term, potentially extended subject to funding. £33,100 FTE; calculated part-time salary £18,536 annually.