Trainee Solicitor - South East England, United Kingdom - Gemini Recruitment

Description

Role:
Immigration Solicitor Private Client

A Leading law firm looking to recruit dedicated and experienced Private client Immigration Solicitor - , for highly sought permanent positon.

Gemini Recruitment are currently partnering with a large and established law firm.

Our client serves corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 practice areas from offices throughout London and across England and Wales.

Our clients accomplishments are acknowledged and recommended in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners, as a top tier firm.

Our client holds the Investors in People Gold Accreditation Quality Standard Mark and is LEXCEL, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO accredited and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Immigration Department Background:

Our clients 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.

The department has a number of highly skilled lawyers who have trained as barristers, and undertake complex appeal cases up to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

The department offers 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.

In addition, our clients Immigration department 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.

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. 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 Business 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
Gemini Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency specialising in legal recruitment.

We provide a highly focused service specialising in placements for Solicitors, Legal Executives, Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals and Legal Support Staff.

We have intimate knowledge of specific opportunities in the legal market across the UK.

The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.

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