Birnberg Peirce (London) – Immigration Paralegal

• Location: London
• Salary: £28,000
• Hours: Full Time

Birberg Peirce are a long-established London-based law firm focusing on protecting and advancing
human rights. We are recruiting for an experienced paralegal with a desire to use their
skills in difficult, cutting edge, sensitive, and often high-profile cases – mostly, but not
exclusively, within the field of asylum, immigration and citizenship.

The duties will include file management, funding and legal aid compliance, form
completion, client liaison, and administrative duties. Some of the work will relate to
standard immigration and nationality matters, but there may also be opportunities to
work on substantive legal casework tasks associated with complex and precedent
setting litigation before the statutory tribunals, the higher courts, and in the European
Court of Human Rights.

The Applicant

The work is on occasion very demanding and challenging. An ability to organise and
plan your own work is essential, as is an ability to help your supervising solicitor
organise and manage their work. We work as a small but close-knit team, often sharing
responsibility for individual large cases between different solicitors. We are looking for a
person with a long-term commitment to the role and will only consider applicants able
to demonstrate a strong and proven commitment to the universality of human rights and
the rule of law – even for those accused or convicted of the most serious offences.
Of importance are the following:

• • A commitment to working hard, and maintaining focus and efficiency in a field
    that is pressured and where the stakes are high.

• • Intelligence, discretion and diplomacy in dealing with confidential and sensitive
    issues.

• • Ability confidently to work independently and pro-actively, equally recognising
    when this is appropriate and importantly, when it demands consultation.

• • Exceptional organisational skills required to manage a demanding work-load, on
    occasion acute pressures triggered by the difficulties and crises of those we
    represent, and meeting court and Home Office deadlines.

• • A high level of interpersonal and communication skills, especially in relation to
    our clients many of whom have communication difficulties, mental health
    problems, and other vulnerabilities.

• • Ability to liaise effectively with others within and outside the firm.

• • Ability and willingness to learn new skills quickly and adopt a flexible and
    collaborative approach to tasks.

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

• • Immigration and Asylum accreditation (or preparedness to become
    accredited quickly);

• • High standard of general education;

• • Very good IT skills (Word, Outlook, Excel, and PDF applications) and internet
    literacy;

• • Excellent written English grammar and spelling;

• • Exceptional attention to detail/accuracy;

• • Accurate typing (60wpm minimum).
    Desirable:

• • Relevant previous experience as a paralegal, or similar;

• • Experience in Immigration and Asylum law;

• • Experience of relevant immigration and legal aid online systems, including
    UKVI, MyHMCTS and HMCTS E-Filing

• • A strong basic understanding of the UK legal system, especially in the area of
    immigration, citizenship and human rights;

• • Familiarity with case management systems used in legal practices;

• • Working knowledge of a language or languages other than English.
    Hours
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• The post will be permanent for five days a week (Monday to Friday) after a successful six month probationary period. The role is office based, with flexibility to work from home one day a week. The salary will be offered depending on skills and experience circa £28,000 pa. Starting date will be as soon as possible.
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• Please forward your CV and covering letter to the Practice Manager Claire Sibley
  email: sibleyc@birnbergpeirce.co.uk 
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• Closing Date for applications: Friday 3rd July 2026