Immigration Solicitor - Supervisor

Role:
Immigration Solicitor (IAAS Level Supervisor status ) – City of London Duncan Lewis Solicitors is seeking a motivated and talented Immigration Solicitor (accredited Supervisor) to join our highly regarded Immigration Department in the City of London. This is an excellent opportunity to further your career with one of the UK's leading law firms, recognised by The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as a top-tier immigration practice and awarded Law Firm of the Year at both the 2024 Lexis Nexis Awards and the 2023 Modern Law Awards.

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in the City of London, Duncan Lewis Solicitors is a national, award-winning, paperless law firm with over 500 professionals nationwide. With one of the UK's largest immigration law practices, we are committed to delivering exceptional legal services while staying true to our ethos: "We give people a voice." Our Immigration Department is recognised as a market leader and ranked by The Legal 500 for its expertise across asylum, human rights, nationality, business immigration and appeals.

With over 160 specialist immigration lawyers nationwide, the team is renowned for handling complex and high-profile matters while delivering outstanding outcomes for clients. Joining Duncan Lewis means becoming part of a diverse, supportive and forward-thinking organisation where you will have the opportunity to supervise and mentor legal team members, work on a broad range of challenging immigration matters, and contribute to the continued success of one of the UK's most respected immigration law practices.

Duties and responsibilities As a Immigration Solicitor, you will manage a varied caseload of immigration matters, including both Legal Aid Agency funded and private client work, while providing supervision, guidance and support to junior team members in accordance with IAAS and regulatory requirements. Key responsibilities will include:
Reporting directly to the Department Director. 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;

detained clients; victims of trafficking & torture; asylum work from initial applications through to Tribunal appeal and upper Court appeal matters; entry clearance applications and appeals and some judicial review work Preparing and managing funding applications to the Legal Aid Agency, Preparing draft documents including witness statements and processing evidence Preparing applications to meet Home Office requirements (incl drafting application forms, index of documents and letters of representations) Attending conferences and court You will have a professional pro-active approach, strong client care skills and be interested in Business Development and Marketing to supplement the substantial work volumes brought in by the company Experience and qualifications Must have a clean, valid Practising Certificate at the time of applying Registered with the Law Society Immigration & Asylum Law Accreditation (IAAS level accreditation is essential) Be committed and highly driven to provide an excellent standard of service to our clients Strong management skills Committed team player with ability to approach team concerns fairly, foster culture of positive change and encourage cross referrals Previous proven supervisory experience and working to key performance indicators Professional with a pro-active approach;

excellent client care skills and ability…