Immigration Casework Associate

About Us

Chase Law is a specialist UK immigration law firm providing high-quality immigration advice and legal services to businesses and private individuals across the United Kingdom. We pride ourselves on delivering practical, client-focused solutions tailored to each client's circumstances, while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and client care.

As we continue to grow, we are seeking an enthusiastic, organised, and motivated Immigration Casework Associate to join our busy Glasgow office. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with previous UK immigration law experience to work closely with an experienced Immigration Adviser and build a rewarding career in a fast-paced specialist immigration practice.

The Role

As an Immigration Casework Associate, you will play a key role in supporting the firm's day-to-day legal and administrative operations. Working closely with the Principal Immigration Adviser, you will assist with a broad range of UK immigration matters for both businesses and private clients, whilst ensuring the delivery of an exceptional client experience.

This role requires excellent organisational skills, exceptional attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, and confidence in communicating professionally with clients, employers, legal professionals and government departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing comprehensive administrative and legal support to the Principal Immigration Adviser/Lawyer.

• Managing telephone enquiries, emails and client communications professionally and efficiently.

• Scheduling client consultations, managing diaries and coordinating appointments.

• Preparing legal correspondence, application forms, supporting documents and draft legal submissions under supervision.

• Assisting with the preparation and submission of UK immigration applications, including business immigration and personal immigration matters.

• Maintaining accurate electronic and physical client files using the firm's case management software.

• Conducting legal research and gathering supporting evidence where required.

• Liaising with clients or government departments and other third parties where necessary.

• Preparing customised client correspondence, engagement letters, invoices and legal documentation.

• Monitoring application deadlines and ensuring compliance with internal procedures.

• Coordinating travel arrangements and itineraries where required.

• Assisting with general office administration, including filing, scanning, photocopying and document management.

• Undertaking any other duties reasonably required to support the efficient operation of the firm.

Skills

The successful candidate should demonstrate

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong organisational and time management abilities, with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.

• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.

• Strong administrative and document management skills.

• Professional telephone manner and excellent client care skills.

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a small team.

• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.

• Good understanding of legal terminology and legal documentation.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

• Ability to adapt quickly within a fast-paced legal environment and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

Applicants must possess

• An Undergraduate or master’s degree in law.

Alternatively, we may consider applicants who have

• An overseas law degree together with at least one year experience working in a UK law firm, or

• A minimum of one year’s experience working within a UK immigration law firm, even if they do not hold a law degree.

Experience

Applicants should have

• A minimum of one year’s experience working within a UK immigration law firm, preferably with experience in both business immigration and personal immigration matters.

Desirable Attributes

The following would be advantageous but are not essential

• Previous experience using legal case management systems.

• A proactive approach to learning, excellent problem-solving abilities and a commitment to delivering exceptional client service.

• Experience preparing and managing UK immigration applications and supporting documentation.

• Experience communicating professionally with clients, employers, government departments and other external stakeholders.

• Experience drafting legal correspondence, client communications and supporting legal documents.

• Preference will be given to applicants who are able to communicate in one or more South Asian languages. Whilst not essential, the ability to speak Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Urdu, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, or other South Asian languages would be highly advantageous given the diverse nature of our client base.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom, and either be exempt from immigration control or hold valid permission permitting employment in this role.

Due to the sensitive nature of the work undertaken by the firm, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check prior to commencing employment. Any offer of employment will be conditional upon satisfactory DBS clearance and completion of the firm's pre-employment checks.

Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship

Please note that we are unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship to applicants applying directly from overseas for this position.

Applicants who currently hold valid permission to stay and work in the UK may be considered for future sponsorship, provided they have a minimum of 8 to 12 months' remaining leave on their current visa at the time of application. This allows sufficient time for training, performance assessment and successful completion of the probationary period before any sponsorship decision is made.