OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE This role is based within Asylum Aid. We are looking for a practising solicitor with substantial experience of managing a complex caseload of legal aid funded immigration and asylum cases, including appeals before the First Tier and Upper Tribunal, and challenges against trafficking decisions. The candidate requires experience conducting litigation . Supervisory status and challenging issues impacting children and young people is desirable but not essential. This is a maternity cover for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension. HOW TO APPLY The first stage is to complete on our online application form on our website by 09:00am on 17th August 2026. The website form will ask you to: Upload a short covering letter. Please tell us why the position appeals to you, and how your relevant skills and experience, including any voluntary experience and lived experience, matches the listed responsibilities and person specification. Please also state in your covering letter when you would be available to start the role. This information can be shared in one of four different ways: Written A4 (No more than 2 sides of A4) PowerPoint (No more than 3 slides) Audio recording (No more than 5 mins) Video Recording (No more than 5 mins) if you send in your cover letter in one these formats, please do not upload this to our website but email us. Upload your current CV Complete an online Equal Opportunities monitoring form - completion of this ..... full job details .....