Immigration Legal Assistant

Closing date: 31/05/2019
Term: Permanent
Working hours: Full-time
The firm

Kingsley Napley is an internationally recognised law firm based in Central London. We support individuals and businesses in resolving conflict, safeguarding their futures and maximising opportunities. Our wide range of expertise means that we can provide support for our clients in all areas of their business and private life. Many of our lawyers are leaders in their field and our practice areas are highly ranked by the legal directories.

The department

Immigration Practice Area

Purpose of job

To assist the Immigration Practice Area in the provision of business immigration advice to the firm’s clients. 

Responsibilities

Specific duties:

  • Liaising closely with senior fee earners

  • Managing clients and their expectations

  • Conducting research and advising clients regarding a variety of immigration applications relating to business immigration law

  • Liaising with the UK VIfor guidance on complex scenarios

  • Ensuring timely completion oftasks, including working to tight deadlines

  • Organising and tracking of cases and files

  • Proof reading and checking forms and documents for accuracy

  • Completing application forms, letters/emails for fee earner review and submission to the UK VI

  • Supervising paralegals on a number of tasks including telephone calls to organisations, monitoring and checking progress of applications and reporting back to fee earners

  • Such other duties as may from time to time be given.