Immigration Paralegal Manchester, England
Job description
Alison Law Solicitors LLP is seeking to recruit a full-time Immigration Worker / File Handler to join our new immigration team at our Birmingham office.
We are currently looking for a passionate immigration solicitor to join a fantastic legal firm based in Manchester, Sheffield, Blackburn, Leeds and Bradford. This friendly mid-size firm offers an excellent work life balance and the opportunity to progress your career in a positive, team-driven environment.
You will be handling your own caseload of private and business clients. This will be an interesting and diverse workload and the immigration solicitor should be self-motivated with a high attention to detail.
Key attributes of the immigration solicitor include having strong work ethics, good immigration experience, good delivery of work, ability to work in a fast-paced environment and a personality to match.
The post-holder will need to have at least three years’ experience of providing advice, casework and representation in and immigration law.
Current Experience should include:
· Spouse/Fiance/unmarried partner in country/out country applications
· Indefinite Leave applications - all categories
· EEA applications
· All points based applications
· Further Leave to Remain applications
· Visitor Visas
· Appeals
· Detention/Bail applications
· British Nationality applications
Duties and Responsibilities
§ To provide advice, casework, and representation to clients on all aspects of immigration and nationality law. This is largely individual casework based.
§ Keep accurate and detailed case records and files for the continuity of casework, information retrieval, statistical monitoring, and report preparation.
§ To ensure that all advice and casework comply with all regulatory requirements.
§ Work flexibly with other staff to ensure effective work.
§ Contribute to the administration of the office to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the company.
§ To keep up to date with the changes in relevant legislation.
§ To read the relevant asylum and immigration law reports and other relevant materials.
§ Ability to supervise other caseworkers and provide them with legal assistance as and when necessary.
§ The applicant will be expected to demonstrate advanced knowledge and experience of handling complicated non-asylum immigration cases in particular Points Based applications.
§ The applicant must be willing to travel to the regional offices at as and when required, this could be at short notice in order to meet client expectations.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £15,000.00-£18,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Experience:
- Paralegal: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: One location
