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Our client has been providing trusted legal services since 1958, lending a helping hand to homeowners, families, and businesses throughout Halton, Merseyside, and Cheshire through all life’s up and downs. Our team of specialist solicitors provide expert support as you make some of life’s biggest decisions, and offer professional, fair, and understanding representation from our client no matter the circumstances. Family Law solicitor / fee earner required to work in busy family law practice. Main Duties / experience in: Divorce. Financial matters. Private and public law children's cases. Domestic abuse cases. Experience with CCMS/Legal Aid. About you: Experience in attending hearings in court. Ability to work under pressure and as part of a team. Good personable manner with members of the public. Experience in submitting LAA and private client bills. DBS checks will be required as we work with vulnerable people. Experience: 3 years + Benefits: • Company events • On-site parking Schedule: • Monday to Friday Experience: • Family Law: 3 years (required)
We are currently seeking to recruit a full-time Immigration Solicitor to join our existing immigration team. We are currently looking for a passionate immigration paralegal/solicitor to join a fantastic legal firm based in the regional office in Blackburn. This friendly mid-size firm offers an excellent work life balance and the opportunity to progress your career in a positive, team-driven environment. You will be handling your own caseload of legal aid and private clients. This will be an interesting and diverse workload and the immigration paralegal/solicitor should be self-motivated with good drafting skills to prepare representations. Key attributes of the immigration solicitor include having strong work ethics, good immigration experience, good delivery of work, ability to work in a fast-paced environment and a personality to match. The post-holder will need to have at least three years’ experience of providing advice, casework and representation in and immigration law. Current Experience should include: Spouse/Fiancé/unmarried partner in country/out country applications Indefinite Leave applications - all categories EEA applications All points based applications Further Leave to Remain applications Visitor Visas Appeals Detention/Bail applications British Nationality applications Asylum Claims Further Submissions Duties and Responsibilities To provide advice, casework, and representation to clients on all aspects of immigration and nationality law. This is largely individual casework based. Keep accurate and detailed case records and files for the continuity of casework, information retrieval, statistical monitoring, and report preparation. To ensure that all advice and casework comply with all regulatory requirements. Work flexibly with other staff to ensure effective work. Contribute to the administration of the office to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the company. To keep up to date with the changes in relevant legislation. To read the relevant asylum and immigration law reports and other relevant materials. Ability to supervise other caseworkers and provide them with legal assistance as and when necessary. The applicant will be expected to demonstrate advanced knowledge and experience of handling complicated non-asylum immigration cases in particular Points Based applications. The applicant must be willing to travel to the regional offices at as and when required, this could be at short notice in order to meet client expectations. Job Type: Full-time Salary: £30,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
We are recruiting….. Due to recent growth within the firm, we are looking to recruit a Criminal Law Solicitor. The successful Criminal Law Solicitor will join a friendly and supportive firm that has established itself as one of the leading Criminal Law firms in the country attracting challenging, high-profile matters across general and serious crime and fraud. The successful candidate will manage a general and serious crime caseload to conclusion. We offer a competitive salary, dependent on experience. The clients are both privately paying or come within the Legal Aid thus expect a high level of advice and representation. The clients expect nothing but the best, a service that we are proud to deliver around the clock as a result the successful candidate will be expected to flex to the needs of the business when needed. As a criminal defence solicitor, you will Join the firm’s respected criminal department based at our Blackburn Office with the possibility of hybrid working for the right individual. Undertake a wide range of matters from advisory, and police station work to Court of Appeal proceedings and everything in-between Successfully engage with clients and third parties at all levels and from all backgrounds Be proactive and adaptive to ever changing conditions and offer your clients reassuring levels of care and expertise. Collaboratively work with a team of experienced paralegals. You will be a criminal defence solicitor with Upwards of 1 years PQE in criminal defence. Police Station Accreditation Confident and personable characteristics and the ability to connect with clients from the outset Full UK drivers license and own transportation. Salary: £25,000 - £40,000 per year (Dependant Upon Experience) Benefits: Casual dress Company pension Free parking On-site parking Referral programme Work from home
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