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    Trainee Solicitor - London, United Kingdom - Duncan Lewis

    Duncan Lewis
    Duncan Lewis London, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    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.

    If you can demonstrate a strong commitment to the areas of law provided by the firm, and you are keen to build a career with us, please apply online with your details and CV.


    Immigration Department Background:

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

    The Legal 500 legal directory applauds the services we provide nationwide, stating:
    "The breadth and depth of the team makes Duncan Lewis a real market leader for immigration matters. The "innovative and courageous" team "are one of the most successful and effective immigration practices in the UK". "Specialists in the full spectrum of immigration law; including asylum, human rights, nationality and business immigration - 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. 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 (international protection) claims and challenging human rights violations for unaccompanied minors and victims of torture, trafficking, and domestic abuse. Responsible for all aspects of Immigration work including providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members
    Ability to manage and supervise Solicitors, Trainee Solicitors and Caseworkers to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities
    Assisting with delivery of appropriate training and development in the department
    Variety of duties including dealing with a range of Immigration work including; Preparing and managing funding applications to the Legal Aid Agency,
    Preparing applications to meet Home Office requirements (incl drafting application forms, index of documents and letters of representations)
    Registered with the Law Society Immigration & Asylum Law Accreditation (membership is desirable)
    Previous proven supervisory experience and working to key performance indicators
    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 publically 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
    Competitive salary
    Excellent progression opportunities
    Support for appropriate legal awards/recognition
    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.

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