Government Recruitment
Key Responsibilities
- Presenting cases before the Immigration Tribunal, adhering to professional standards and ensuring appropriate conduct.
- Developing and maintaining an effective knowledge of Immigration law and processes.
- Reviewing and preparing cases, reviewing decisions, and assessing legal representations for potential support and identifying key evidence.
- Working flexibly around court listing changes and operational requirements, including preparing and presenting cases at short notice.
Skills and Expertise
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to make quick decisions and review information effectively
- Handling complex legal arguments
- Resilience to frequent and robust challenges from legal representatives and Immigration Judges
- Maintaining focus during extended periods of preparation and presentation.
- Strong analytical skills
- Proactive and quick-thinking abilities in a complex legal environment
- Articulation under pressure
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing demands.
- High degree of personal resilience and ability to focus on new cases quickly after challenges.
- Ability to analyze information, identify key points and present coherent arguments under pressure.
Job Facilities/Benefits
- Comprehensive foundation programme in immigration law
- Mentoring and consolidation training
- Flexible start and finish times, and in some cases, training dates (limited availability)
- Opportunities for continued learning and skill development
- Opportunity to travel to Tribunal Hearing Centres (some via video link).