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Solicitor - Personal & Family Immigration Job Type: Full-time, Permanent, Hybrid Salary: £35k - £45k About the Role A leading specialist immigration law practice is seeking a Solicitor (2-5 years PQE) to join its Personal & Family Immigration team. You will manage a varied caseload, work closely with senior leadership, and contribute to team development. Administrative and operational support will be provided. Key Responsibilities Advise clients and develop case strategies Manage entry clearance, leave to remain, citizenship, EU/EUSS, and PBS matters Undertake tribunal and higher court work Onboard clients, agree fees, and maintain accurate records Progress cases within deadlines and manage file finances Supervise junior staff Contribute to business development initiatives Required Experience Strong background in Personal & Family Immigration Experience with entry clearance/LTR, citizenship, EU/EUSS and PBS applications Tribunal and higher court experience Ability to manage a busy caseload with accuracy and efficiency Desirable Level 2 IAAS (Senior Caseworker) accreditation or willingness to obtain Experience working under a Legal Aid Agency contract Benefits Hybrid working arrangement Competitive annual leave, increasing with service Additional birthday day off Regular social events Access to employee benefits and wellbeing platform Healthcare cash plan Ongoing training and professional development Apply Today!

Job Title - Homelessness and Housing Law Advisor or Solicitor Contract - Fixed Term 3 years Hours - 21 hours per week Salary Range - £21,600 - £23,400 ( £36,000 - £39,000 FTE) Location - Coram Campus, 41 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ About Coram Coram is the UK s oldest children s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive. One of the twelve members of the Coram group, Coram Children s Legal Centre (CCLC) is the UK s specialist centre for children s rights in education, immigration, community care and family law, and provides significant international legal systems consultancy. The centre is located on the Coram Campus in central London with a base in Colchester. We champion access to justice through information and advice, legal practice and representation, policy and strategic litigation. Our Legal Practice Unit provides advice and representation primarily under legal aid contract. Our Policy and Practice Change team promotes practice change through training and capacity building to professionals and secures systems change through research, policy and advocacy. About the role This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary team working to tackle youth homelessness. This role is funded by the Oak Foundation and forms part of Coram s Voices in Action programme which combines CCLC s legal work, Coram Voice s advocacy support and Coram s policy and participation work to champion young people s rights and create change. It centres and amplifies the voices of young people through our young ambassadors with personal experience of homelessness or school exclusion. The young ambassadors campaign locally and nationally to change policy and practice and empower their peers with knowledge of their rights through workshop delivery and content creation. Working with others across the group, the purpose of this specific role is to provide specialist housing law advice, preliminary casework and onward referrals to young people under the age of 25 experiencing housing related issues. This will include delivering regular outreach advice sessions in partnership with community organisations. The post holder will work with the Head of Community Care Law on project design, co-ordination, delivery and reporting. Supported by the Head of Community Care Law, they will be proactive in developing community partnerships and managing relationships with partner organisations. The role will be integrated within the wider community care and public law team and will be supported by the Head of Community Care Law. Building on the existing expertise and practice within the team, there will be a particular focus on advising and supporting young people who are care experienced, should have benefited from care or are young migrants. The aim is to diagnose complex legal issues relating to housing and homelessness, to ensure young people understand their position and legal rights and are either supported to take steps to realise those rights, provided with preliminary casework to resolve issue at early stage, or where needed, referred on for complex casework and litigation either internally or externally. The role would suit an experienced housing law advisor or caseworker. We welcome applications from solicitors and non-solicitors. The priority is experience delivering high quality housing law advice and casework sensitively to vulnerable clients with a track record of delivering against project targets and meticulous case management skills. We are looking for a committed, resourceful and determined housing law advisor with a positive and solutions focussed attitude who is able to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team. They will be well supported with access to training, supportive line management and will benefit from being part of a wider collaborative legal practice team. They will work closely with a paralegal and be responsible for helping to develop the paralegal s knowledge and understanding of housing related law. The role will be based in our offices and with regular advice delivery in outreach locations. However, some remote/ hybrid working may be possible depending on the experience of the candidate after the initial settling in period. There may be flexibility over how the three days will be spread across the week (within working hours) and in accordance with the needs of the project. To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application, please note we do not accept cv s. Closing date: Monday 9th March .00pm Test and Interview date: Week commencing Monday 16th March 2026 Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram. If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Registered Charity No. 281222 .

Red Snapper Recruitment are recruiting for Detention Engagement Officers for a Government Department. Location: Yarlswood, Bedford Contract: 6 months Salary: 250 UMB / 184.19 PAYE per day Vetting: If you have SC or CTC this is beneficial. Shift: 7.4 hours shifts on a pattern between Mon - Fri 8am - 9pm, Sat/Sun 9am -5pm (1 in 3 weekend working both Saturday and Sunday expected) Responsibilities and Requirements: Conduct face-to-face engagements with those in detention as required by caseworkers and management, this includes an initial induction engagement, service of paperwork, follow up engagements, Modern Slavery and associated assessments and Asylum Screening interviews. Officers will also discuss the options that residents have, including initiating referrals to returns schemes and building return plans, as well as outlining the consequences of non-compliance. Feeding back to caseworkers providing details and insight into resident mindset and behaviour. Recording all interactions on HO IT systems in an accurate and timely manner. Identify indicators of vulnerability, ensuring that they are recorded and managed in-line with existing policy and instructions, attending case conference meetings (multi-disciplinary telecom and local strategy meetings), ACDT reviews, immigration surgeries and resident consultative committee meetings as required. Providing case updates to residents at their request and managing your own portfolio of residents and associated workflow. Flagging contract issues appropriately and in a timely manner to line manager or Compliance team. Actively contribute towards the compiling of management reports. Undertake general office administration duties as part of your role and to assist in the successful running of the Detention Engagement Team within the Centre. This includes managing resident arrival and departure lists, allocating all new arrivals to Engagement Officers, monitoring the inbox and e-faxes and dealing with telephone, personal and email queries, escalating as appropriate. Other ad hoc administrative duties as required. Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful. RSR is a public safety & enterprise security recruitment specialist. We assist public safety employers find the right talent. We assist all employers when they want to source public safety and enterprise security skills and experience. Red Snapper Recruitment is a member of the Red Snapper Group. The Red Snapper Group acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates. The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.