Immigration Solicitor or Barrister

Are you an experienced Immigration Solicitor or Barrister who wants to use your legal expertise to make a real difference for vulnerable migrants and marginalised communities?

We are looking for a highly motivated and compassionate legal professional to join our specialist immigration team at North & West Kent Citizens Advice and Kent Law Centre.

This is an exciting opportunity to help grow and strengthen our immigration and asylum legal aid provision as part of Kent Law Centre — the newest Law Centre in the country.

You will provide high-quality immigration legal advice, casework and representation to clients across Kent, including people facing complex and urgent issues. The role will involve Legal Aid casework including cases at the first and upper tier tribunal and judicial review where appropriate, advocacy where appropriate, support for junior colleagues, and contributing to the ongoing development of a service that is rooted in access to justice, dignity and social change.

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have:

• At least two years’ PQE as a qualified Solicitor or Barrister.

• IAAS Senior Caseworker and Supervisor accreditation.

• Recent experience of Legal Aid Agency immigration advice, representation and billing.

• Experience managing complex immigration caseloads.

• Knowledge of appeals before the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal.

• A strong commitment to access to justice, client-centred practice and equality, diversity and inclusion.

Experience of judicial review, public law matters, supervising colleagues, and of working in the voluntary and community sector would be an advantage, but we are also keen to hear from people who want to develop their practice in these areas within a supportive team

Why join us?

• Work with a respected advice charity and growing Law Centre with deep roots in Kent.

• Help shape specialist legal provision in an area of acute need.

• Flexible working, including remote and hybrid options.

• 35-hour working week.

• 30 days’ annual leave including bank holidays, plus four additional days between Christmas and New Year.

• Payment of professional fees and memberships.

• Support for continued professional development.

• A friendly, values-led and inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from people who are underrepresented in the legal advice sector, including people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and people with lived experience of migration. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

How to apply:

Further information including job back can be found on our website

To express your interest, please send your CV to: ann.starke@nwkent.cab.org.uk

There is no closing date — we are accepting applications until the position is filled. Early applications are encouraged.