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Public Law Solicitor

2 months ago

City of London, United Kingdom Duncan Lewis Solictors Full time

Role:
Public Law Solicitor

Duncan Lewis Solicitors (Ltd):

Duncan Lewis was founded in 1998. We are a large and established company employing over 700 lawyers delivering legal services in over 60 languages.

Duncan Lewis serves corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 practice areas from offices throughoutLondon and across England and Wales.

Our success in case results are regularly reported in the media and our staffs' accomplishments are acknowledged and recommended as leaders in the legal directories; The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, as a top tierfirm and described as a "diligent and professional team that is prepared to go the extra mile for its clients".

Our head office is based in the City of London Fenchurch Street, EC3M.

We are the largest provider of publicly funded (Legal Aid) legal services in the country and became one of the first law firms in the UK to achieve the Investors in People Gold AccreditationQuality Standard Mark in 2009.

Duncan Lewis is LEXCEL, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO accredited. We are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Public Law Department Background:


Our Public Law department has experience in all aspects of civil liberties and judicial review against the HMRC, local authority, NHS, planning Judicial Review including obtaining emergency orders and other interim relief to prevent breaches of human rights.

The department regularly follow up judicial reviews with actions for damages in both the County and High Courts and successfully pursue matters to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.


Our Public Law Department is recognised as a leader in our field by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 for our depth of experience in immigration and civil liberties challenges.

As a large and well-established firm, we are well known to the Legal Aid Agency(LAA), the Courts, and the Government Legal Department (GLD).


We also collaborate with other firms on funding and case management issues, and have a close working relationship with a number of barristers' chambers with relevant expertise in public law.

We carry out both publicly and privately funded work.

Main Responsibilities of the Role:

  • Report directly to Department Director
  • Responsible for all aspects of Public Law 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 Public Law work including: Unlawful detention; False imprisonment; Abuse by detention staff and removal escorts; Conditions in detention; Age assessments; Asylum support; Challenging nonappealable decisions;Challenging removal notices; NHS & Local Authority challenges; Policies, practices and decisions made by the Immigration and Asylum Tribunals (Firsttier Tribunal / Upper Tribunal) ; Bail decisions
  • Preparing draft documents including witness statements and processing evidence
  • Attending conferences and court
  • You will have a professional proactive 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:

  • Law Society Immigration Accreditation Level 2 & Supervisor NOT necessary but desirable
  • Membership is desirable and committed and highly driven
  • Must have a clean, valid Practicing Certificate at the time of applying
  • Strong management skills
  • Committed team player with ability to approach team concerns fairly, foster culture of positive change and encourage cross referrals
  • Previous proven supervisory experience and working to key performance indicators
  • Professional with a proactive approach; excellent client care skills and ability to deal with client matters in a sensitive manner to deal with vulnerable clients and resolve complicated practicalities involved in Public Law issues
  • Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business
  • Working knowledge of the Legal Aid Guidance for Public Law matters and have the ability to service privately funded cases
  • Have extensive experience in dealing with all Public Law related work
  • Experience in own advocacy is an advantage
The recruitment process will fully comply with GDPR and other applicable laws.

Background checks including CRB / DBS checks will establish your eligibility to work in the UK and suitability to the role.


Equal Opportunities:

Duncan Lewis is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity of its staff.

The Company strives to ensure that our staff reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, which is reflective at all levels within our workforce.

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