Corporate Lawyer/Senior Lawyer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Duncan Lewis Solictors

Description

Role:
Business Immigration Solicitor

Regulated by the Solicitor's Regulation Authority, Duncan Lewis Solicitors was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in the City of London (Fenchurch Street EC3M), with offices nationwide.

We are recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners UK independent legal directories as a top-tier law firm in all of our key practice areas - "a diligent and professional team that is prepared to go the extra mile for its clients".

A paperless law firm with over 500 personnel that embraces hybrid-working, we service both corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 areas of law across 60 languages.

Choosing a career with Duncan Lewis is choosing a law firm that is the largest provider of publicly funded (legal aid) legal services in the country and has a growing private client practice.

Having demonstrated unparalleled legal expertise and a commitment to justice, we were awarded Law Firm of the Year at both the 2024 Lexis Nexis Awards and 2023 Modern Law Awards.

We are named as one of the Times 200 Best Law Firms. In 2021 we were celebrated by the Chambers Europe Award as an 'outstanding firm' for diversity and inclusion.

In previous years we have been awarded a number of awards, including the Law Society Excellence Award for Large Law Firm of the Year in 2020, Access to Justice at the UK Legal Diversity Awards in 2019 and the Family Law Firm of the Year at the 2015 Family Law Awards, to name just a few.

Duncan Lewis is Law Society Lexcel, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 Information Management accredited.

We look to recruit dedicated and talented employees in both legal and non-legal capacities, and we are always interested to receive applications from quality candidates.

Training and diversity are at the heart of Duncan Lewis, and we remain proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce.

Immigration Department Background:

We have one of the largest legal aid Immigration practices in the UK and are ranked as a top tier practice by The Legal 500 directory for our services including, business immigration, human rights, appeals and overstay.

Our immigration lawyers have an established reputation in acting for high net worth individuals, new and established business men and women, and innovative and skilled individuals under the Tier 1 visa categories.

Our Immigration team offer a wide range of services to European Economic Area (EEA) and non-EEA individuals and families wishing to enter, remain, or settle in the UK.

With over 160 specialist Immigration lawyers nationwide, we bring the highest level of expertise to all Immigration matters.

Our Immigration team is renowned for their extensive experience in Asylum claims and challenging human rights violations for unaccompanied minors and victims of torture, trafficking, and domestic abuse.

Ability to manage and supervise Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors and Caseworkers to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities
Providing expert legal advice to clients on business immigration regulations and policies.
Representing clients in negotiations and hearings on immigration issues.
Developing and maintaining relationships with business clients.
Ensuring the legal team's compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.
Identifying new business opportunities and contributing to the firm's growth.
At least 2 years PQE experience of handling business/corporate/private client immigration cases
Expert knowledge of business immigration laws and regulations.
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
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
The recruitment process will fully comply with GDPR and other applicable laws. 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.

We guarantee an interview for candidates that disclose a disability and meet the essential requirements for the post.

If you are interested in applying for this vacancy, please visit our website and apply using our online process for your application to be considered.