Litigation Caseworker
| Posting date: | 24 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £30,000 to £35,700 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2025 |
| Location: | Croydon, London |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 400297 |
Summary
As a litigation caseworker you will predominantly work on pre-action protocol work and managing judicial review challenges in the Upper Tribunal and High Court. You may also be involved in cases progressing to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and take on litigation cost negotiation work.
Initially, you will develop expertise in a particular area of immigration – perhaps around entry clearance or asylum – and, as you gain experience, there will be opportunities for you to take on a wider range of areas. With the support of colleagues, you will become skilled at spotting which decisions should be defended and which may need to be reconsidered. You will need to prioritise and organise your work appropriately to ensure legal deadlines are met and quality is maintained.
You will respond to pre-action protocol correspondence as it arrives and be responsible for drafting clear responses setting out the Home Office position to the challenges, seeking input from operational decision makers as needed. If challenges proceed to judicial review, you will continue to work alongside operational decision makers, policy colleagues and other professional stakeholders to provide clear and timely instruction to government lawyers. Ultimately, you will be responsible for the management of the judicial review from the start to the end, so will gain experience in litigation handling, preparing cases for court and managing conclusions.
Initially, you will develop expertise in a particular area of immigration – perhaps around entry clearance or asylum – and, as you gain experience, there will be opportunities for you to take on a wider range of areas. With the support of colleagues, you will become skilled at spotting which decisions should be defended and which may need to be reconsidered. You will need to prioritise and organise your work appropriately to ensure legal deadlines are met and quality is maintained.
You will respond to pre-action protocol correspondence as it arrives and be responsible for drafting clear responses setting out the Home Office position to the challenges, seeking input from operational decision makers as needed. If challenges proceed to judicial review, you will continue to work alongside operational decision makers, policy colleagues and other professional stakeholders to provide clear and timely instruction to government lawyers. Ultimately, you will be responsible for the management of the judicial review from the start to the end, so will gain experience in litigation handling, preparing cases for court and managing conclusions.
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