Immigration Caseworker

About the role

We are a specialist immigration law firm seeking to hire a law graduate with a view to offering good career progression. You will undertake matters you are deemed competent to conduct, with due regard to your training and experience, with the intention of providing a high-quality service at all times.

Responsibilities

• Attend upon new prospective clients, obtain matter details, and arrange appointments to secure their instructions, as well as assist with other marketing activities.
• Attend upon current and former clients and deal with their queries, including:
  • Advising on course(s) of action, length, and cost of case (as appropriate).
  • Assessing client’s financial means and explaining our Private fee-paying terms and conditions.
  • Obtaining instructions and processing their applications, appeals, or other matters.
  • Obtaining and reviewing evidence and statements.
• Submit applications to the Home Office, Tribunals, Courts, and handle all associated activities.
• Attend upon clients at Tribunals, Courts, and detention centres if necessary.
• Draft and/or dictate correspondence to clients, Tribunals, Courts, solicitors, counsel, and other third parties, including Witness Statements, Notices, Applications, and other Legal Forms/Documents.
• Instruct counsel, solicitor advocates, experts, or other third parties, review documents, and maintain continued liaison as required.
• Arrange hearings and conferences.
• Negotiate on clients' behalf and liaise with opponents to obtain the most preferable outcome for clients.
• Ensure efficient day-to-day progress of all matters, prioritize work as necessary, and keep the client informed on progress.
• File documents to client files, deal with closed files, and maintain the firm’s closed file records.
• Comply with all of the firm's policies and procedures.
• Ensure all work meets or exceeds the requirements of the LAA’s Standard Contract, the SRA Code of Conduct, and Quality Mark standards.
• Record all work accurately and appropriately on the firm’s computerized time recording system and/or case management system.
• Perform any other duties as necessary to meet the changing needs, practice areas, and service standards of the Firm’s business.

Requirements

• Achieved at least a 2.1 degree.
• No prior immigration casework experience is required; training and supervision will be provided.
• Ability to manage your own mixed caseload in a hands-on role.
• Strong team player with the ability to take instructions from more experienced team members.
• Excellent client-facing skills and a hardworking attitude.

Career Progression

Career progression to qualification as a solicitor will be offered subject to satisfactory performance. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is ambitious and driven to progress their career in the legal profession.