Paralegal Assistant

Bankfield Heath Solicitors is a niche legal practice in immigration, human rights, nationality and public law.

An exciting opportunity to kick-start or develop a career in law. We specialise in all aspects of immigration and human rights and are highly experienced and sought after solicitors in the local communities and beyond. Bankfield Heath Solicitors undertakes both private and publicly funded work for our clients.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our award-winning team. Full training will be provided in-house.

PARALEGAL Assistant

(PLEASE COMPLETE ALL THE ASSESSMENTS, OR YOUR APPLICATION IS LIKELY TO BE REJECTED WITHOUT CONSIDERATION)

Responsible for: Assisting the senior Solicitor/Director with immigration and asylum cases and the delivery of professional and efficient service to clients.

The post holder will undertake the assigned duties and responsibilities professionally and efficiently ensuring that all actions are discharged within the regulatory and legislative requirements to which the Company is subjected and;

• With full regard for the Company’s equal opportunities and health and safety requirements;
• To achieve individual and team targets assigned through the Company’s annual planning and staff appraisal processes;
• Within set guidelines and criterion of the Law Society, Legal Aid Agency (‘LAA’) and associated professional connections of the legal profession;
• Subject to the Company’s approved strategies, policies and procedures.

DUTIES

• To Assist the senior solicitor/director with Immigration and Asylum cases (and all associated matters) in line with the guidelines, policies and procedures detailed in the Office Manual.
• To complete allocated work in line with instructions.
• Under the supervision of the senior solicitor/director, to attend to clients to provide appropriate legal advice, take clients’ instructions, draft statements, draft representations to UKVI, correspond with clients and others as appropriate, undertake research, prepare Court bundles, including drafting relevant submissions, skeleton arguments, and instruct Counsel. Also to attend the UKVI, Immigration Offices, Outreach centres, Court and other hearings as required.
• To ensure that the Quality Mark requirements of the LAA, Law Society and SRA are met with, including ensuring time and work recording is accurate and to maintain precise and accurate records.
• To maintain files in an orderly and tidy manner, ensuring that all time, disbursements and other items are recorded correctly and quickly. To record accurately all attendances, provide file notes and telephone notes on each file.
• To achieve individual and team performance targets set for the department, which will be reviewed at least annually and to achieve targets set for Chargeable and Non-Chargeable hours.
• To undertake personal development within the criteria specified by the Law Society, the LAA, associated bodies and the Company.
• To undertake all duties in line with professional standards and the Company’s policies and procedures.
• To undertake such other ad hoc duties as the Director may from time to time reasonably require.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to fair treatment of all candidates and employees regardless of age, gender, sexual identity, religion, disability or race.

We may be able to offer support to assist the right candidate to achieve Level 1 or 2 IAAS accreditation, but this would be subject to performance.

This Job Description describes the principal purpose and main elements of the job. It is a guide to the natures and main duties of the job as they exist currently, but is not intended as a wholly comprehensive or permanent schedule and is not part of the contract of employment.

Job Type: Full-time; Hybrid working

To apply, please email with:

• A covering letter explaining your interest in and qualification for this role, including details of when you would be available to start and you are available full-time; and
• Your CV.
• Complete Requested Exercises

Any applications not fulfilling the above criteria are likely to be automatically rejected.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £2,000.00 per year

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £21,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ls8 4hs: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Paralegal: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person