Executive Officer

We are hiring for the position of Executive Officer !

Location: Feltham, London, TW14 8HA
Salary: £16,57 per hour
Contract: Temporary, 6-month with the possibility of extension. Full time, Monday to Friday: 9:00 to 17:00, 37 hours per week, hybrid working at least 3 days in the office

Brook Street in partnership with the Home Office has a fantastic opportunity to join the Litigation Team. As a litigation caseworker you will work predominantly in the Upper Tribunal and High Court. You may also be involved in cases progressing to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Initially, you will develop expertise in a particular area of immigration but gaining experience, you may take on a wider range of areas. With colleague support you will become skilled at spotting decisions to defend and to reconsidered and prioritising work appropriately to ensure legal deadlines are met and quality maintained.

Responsibilities:

• Assessing challenges set out in pre-action protocol correspondence or judicial review claims against UK immigration legislation, policies, procedures, and the decisions taken on immigration applications.
• Responding to pre-action protocol correspondence and referring to operational areas for action to remedy original errors in decisions being challenged.
• Escalating policy or procedural issues arising from pre-action protocol correspondence, judicial review claims and private law damages claims.
• Liaising with and instructing government lawyers to achieve an agreed course of action in managing litigation, including approving grounds of defence on behalf of Secretary of State for the Home Department.
• Supporting government lawyers and counsel on defending cases at the oral or substantive hearing stages, including securing witness statements when needed.
• Deciding when cases should be settled and working with stakeholders to secure financial authority where appropriate, to ensure best cost outcomes.
• Liaising with and providing advice to decision makers and supporting in learning lessons from legal challenges.
• Maintaining accurate records of activities/work completed across a range of systems.

Essential skills:

• Organisation, able to plan and are well prepared, maximising time and productivity
• Precision, detailed focused ensuring everything is accurate and error free
• Able to anticipate and avoid problems before they occur
• Able to use their judgement and take considered approach to situations and tasks when making decisions
• Establishing mutual respect and trust building relationships with others internally and externally
• Highly motivated and inspire others to move things along to achieve target goals
• Resilience with an inner composure to recover quickly from setbacks and learn from them.
• Responsible taking ownership for own decisions and be accountable for what has been delivered
• Supporting others in leading change

Essential Criteria:

• Analysing complex information focusing on identifying errors and irregularities.
• Good communication with a particular emphasis on excellent drafting skills.
• Complying with set standards and applying relevant guidance and case law.
• Making high quality decisions in a changing and time pressured environment.
• A university degree OR recent experience of complex case working in a government litigation team, OR significant litigation experience in a government case working team.

Desirable Criteria:

• Good customer service skills
• Ability to follow set standards and follow guidance
• Good IT skills (including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Training & Drafting:

Leave must be kept to a minimum in the first 4-6 weeks. Training consists of e-learning, core sessions and mentoring lasting 3 months. Employees should not have holidays during this period unless for exceptional circumstances.

Amenities:

There is a free shuttle bus service from Hatton Cross (underground) and Feltham (main line) stations. A café serves the Bedfont Lakes Business Park.

You will need a valid passport, 2 x proofs of address, proof of NI, and must have been living in the UK for the last 5 years.

At Brook Street, we believe that by harnessing diversity of thought and experience across our company, exceptional things happen. We continually strive for a highlydiverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, listened to and able to discover their personal best.

Brook Street is a Disability Confident Leader, and we havealso hold Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

Our supply of Contingent Workers to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR) has driven us to take further steps in supporting candidates with disabilitiesorveterans. Through our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we offer candidates with disabilities and veteran who meet the stipulated criteria for the role, a guaranteedinterview with a PSRSourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability or as a veteran, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interestand the role that you are interested in.We arecommitted to engaging with you.

Throughout the application processwe willdiscuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Your comfort and accessibility are of utmostimportance to us, andwe areeager toensure a seamless communication journey.