Job Description

Job description

We are looking for a newly qualified solicitor or someone in the process of qualifying as a solicitor to join our Public Law team. This is a full-time role for a fixed term period of 12 months. You will be assisting one of the partners based in the Bristol office. You do not have to be based in Bristol and can be based in our London office but should be willing to travel to the Bristol office.


The role will be to assist in immigration, nationality, asylum- founded public law challenges. These include:


appeal and review proceedings in the

Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC)

including an ongoing 40 BNA deprivation appeal.

judicial review claims

: unlawful immigration detention which requires understanding of deportation under the Immigration Act 1971 and UK Borders Act 2007 including of those with EUSS leave; trafficking public order disqualification claims; other immigration-related judicial reviews requiring understanding/knowledge of the workings of the Refugee Convention; ECHR; ECAT; legislation: BNA 1948 and 1981; Immigration Acts 1971, 2014 and 2016; NIAA 2002; UKBA 2007; NABA 2002; IMA 2023; immigration rules and guidance, including the test for further submissions under paragraph 353

compensation claims:

false imprisonment claims in the County Court which requires knowledge of immigration enforcement law and practice under legislation, Government policy and common law; historic discrimination claims arising from dated discriminatory nationality laws; and Windrush claims.

Applicants must have an understanding of the judicial review process under Part 54 CPR, including in the Upper Tribunal; familiarity with wider CPR and practice directions for the County Court or KBD claims; and SIAC rules.


Applicants that will be considered include NQ solicitors or those who have undertaken SQE exams and are in the process of qualifying as a solicitor in the next few months.

Applicants should be accredited under IAAS at Level 2; or OISC level 3; or have worked in immigration practice, all with case-responsibility experience as this role will require you to run cases, albeit with supervision; and assist with ease on larger cases.

We know that diversity makes us a better law firm and helps us attract the best talent, drive innovation with diversity of thought, and deliver the best service to our clients. We recruit on the basis of merit, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race or ethnicity, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation. We particularly welcome applicants from a minoritized background to apply for this role.


Details of the person specification can be found within the application form below, and the job description can be found here. DPGs aims and values can be found here.




Please quote the job reference

2025/

10/BRSOL PL

in the subject line of your email.

Closing date:

10.00am Friday 18th July 2025

Applications received after this time cannot be considered.

Interviews:

Suitable candidates will be invited to attend a skills test and interview in the week commencing

28th July 2025

Please note that if you have not heard back from us by the week of the 10th of August, that your have not been selected to interview for the role. We thank you in advance for your application and would ask you to reapply in future if not successful this time.