Immigration Paralegal

Who are we? MSR Solicitors is a young nationwide law firm with impressive growth and high ambition. Our core values emulate our passion for our work, thirst for knowledge and duty to our clients. We specialise in Immigration, Criminal, Litigation, Conveyancing, Family and Employment Law. We are a culturally diverse firm respecting all our employees. We believe our employees are our greatest assets. We are looking for paralegals who can share in our values, passion and ambition, who would love to learn, partner and grow with us. What does the Immigration team look like? We are a friendly team, focused on serving our clients with compassion with the best legal advice and work. We work on all the immigration applications – Application for entry clearance or leave to enter to the UK, Leave to Remain in the UK, Nationality and Citizenship, Asylum & Human rights cases, Business Immigration and other various areas. We pride ourselves as one of the best human rights claim firms across the UK and also manage to get other complex immigration cases granted. Our skills and expertise with immigration law has led us to expand into 3 cities within 4 years from the inception of the firm. We work as a team, support, help and appreciate each other. Responsibilities and Duties Provide a casework and advocacy services to clients of the firm in all aspects of immigration law. Assist clients in liaising with other people and organisations to resolve their immigration issues where possible. Offer advice as part of our services and schedule follow-up appointments when necessary. Participate in outreach efforts to solicit new clients for the firm. Ensure prompt billings on case files. Manage a caseload of files independently. Submit visa or leave-to-remain applications across all areas of immigration law. Lodge appeal notices and prepare appeal grounds. Handle bail applications. Prepare and submit settlement applications. Process business Immigration applications. Handle asylum claims. Represent clients in correspondence with UKVI and during UKVI interviews. Stay updated on changes in relevant legislation. Undertake necessary training to maintain standards required by OISC. The above serves as a guide and is not an exhaustive list. There are other areas of responsibilities that you are expected to cover but may not be listed here. Requirements At least 1 year of experience as a paralegal, preferable in immigration law and a law degree. Professionalism, good quality of service and a "can do" attitude. Willingness and ability to immigration law and the requirements for various types of applications. Attention to detail and high level of productivity, managing an average of 40 cases independently. Flexibility and initiative regarding assignments for self and team, meeting assigned deadlines and reporting case progress and status update to supervisors on a timely basis. Multitasking in a fast-paced working environment with competing demands. Ability to develop strong working relationship with team members. Ability to learn from both positive and negative experiences and adapts accordingly. Proficiency in both written and verbal communications when communicating within the firm and when representing the firm to clients and related organisations. Proficiency in English and Turkish. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Pay: £30,000.00 per year Benefits Company pension Private medical insurance Ability to commute/relocate Birmingham B3 3AG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) Application question(s) - Please fill in the attached form What is your right to work? If you are on a visa, please explain what visa and when it expires. Do you have experiece in providing casework and advocacy services in all aspects of immigration law? Please state. Experience Paralegal: 1 year (preferred) Language Turkish (required) Location Birmingham B3 3AG (preferred) Work Location: In person #J-18808-Ljbffr