Immigration and Public Law Supervising Solicitor (mat leave cver)

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The post holder will share responsibility with the whole Asylum Aid legal team, and partner organisations to ensure that: There is a clear focus on agreed priority areas of work and that cases are taken on in line in with those priorities. Relevant stakeholders are engaged in developing the work so that they can participate as effectively as possible. Asylum Aid does not duplicate work being delivered elsewhere but is able to collaborate with external partners where appropriate. The lessons and successes of Asylum Aid are disseminated outside the team and are able to be applied as widely as possible. Casework Following an Independent Peer Review Asylum Aid s casework has been rated as excellent . The post holder will, with support from the team, be expected to: Provide high quality advice and representation for clients, NGOs, practitioners and other groups as appropriate, Conduct and co-ordinate immigration/asylum/public law casework and litigation on behalf of organisations and individuals, Coordinate law clinic programmes together with other Asylum Aid staff, Conduct legal and country background research where necessary, and Record all work undertaken, using Asylum Aid s case management system, and prepare cases for billing to ensure all income is accounted for accurately and in a timely manner. If the postholder holds Supervisor accreditation, and is appointed as a Supervisor, your responsibilities will include the full ..... full job details .....