Senior Immigration Lawyer Leader

3 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Duncan Lewis Solicitors Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Immigration Lawyer to lead our immigration team at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for managing and supervising solicitors, trainee solicitors, and caseworkers to ensure the effective delivery of high-quality immigration services.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide technical expertise and guidance to other team members on complex immigration cases
  • Manage and supervise solicitors, trainee solicitors, and caseworkers to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities
  • Assist with the delivery of training and development in the department
  • Deal with a range of immigration work, including detained clients, victims of trafficking & torture, asylum work, entry clearance applications, appeals, and judicial review work
  • Prepare and manage funding applications to the Legal Aid Agency
  • Prepare draft documents, including witness statements and processing evidence
  • Attend conferences and court

Requirements

  • Registered with the Law Society Immigration & Asylum Law Accreditation (membership is desirable)
  • Committed and highly driven
  • Must have a clean, valid Practising 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 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 publicly 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

What We Offer

  • A competitive salary of £65,000 per annum, depending on experience
  • A fantastic supportive team environment
  • Excellent progression opportunities
  • Support for appropriate legal awards/recognition


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