Family Paralegal/Caseworker

Wainwright & Cummins LLP are looking for a family paralegal/case worker to join their expanding team.

The role of the Paralegal will be to assist fee earners within the Family team, specialising in Children and Family Law.

The successful candidate will be expected to be enthusiastic, hard working, flexible and able to produce excellent written work.

Previous experience and good knowledge of legal aid applications using CCMS, funding and billing legal help and fixed fee is advantageous.

Wainwright & Cummins LLP is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all candidates who meet the person specification regardless of age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or race.


Salary: £17,500 per annum – negotiable on experience

Working hours: 9.30am – 6pm Mon – Fri

A Training Contract will be considered after a year following a successful period with the practice.


Please send CV to Andrew.wainwright@wainwrightcummins.co.uk by 15th August 2016

Housing Paralegal/Caseworker

Wainwright & Cummins LLP are looking for a housing paralegal/caseworker to join their expanding team.

The role of the Paralegal will be to assist fee earners within the Housing team, who specialise in possession cases, unlawful eviction, anti social behaviour matters, disrepair, homelessness and judicial reviews. The paralegal will be expected to have the ability to run a busy case load whilst enjoying the opportunity of working on a variety of different cases.

The successful candidate will be expected to be enthusiastic, hard working, flexible and able to produce excellent written work. They will also be expected to establish relationships with a range of clients and have a passion for growing the department.

Previous experience and good knowledge of legal aid funding and billing is advantageous.

The role is with a view to a training contract after one year if performance meets expectation.

There is also the opportunity to gain experience in family law if desired.

Wainwright & Cummins LLP is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all candidates who meet the person specification regardless of age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or race.





Salary: £17,500 per annum – negotiable on experience

Working hours: 9.30am – 6pm Mon – Fri

Start date: as soon as possible


To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to: andrew.wainwright@wainwrightcummins.co.uk

The closing date for applications is 12 August 2016.

Impact of Brexit on EEA and EU Nationals and their Family Members

The result of the EU referendum on the 23rd June when the UK voted to leave the EU, has left us in uncertainty about the future relationship of the UK with the EU. But of immediate concern is the potential effect of this decision on EU nationals and their family members resident in the UK. There are around 3 million EU nationals living in the UK. As EU nationals are not required to hold residence documents to prove their status, it remains to be seen what rules the UK government will implement to enable them to continue to live in the UK and how the rules will affect individuals. In any event they would be required to hold a document to prove their status. Before any such changes are introduced we would strongly encourage EEA and EU nationals and their family members to apply for status documents and particularly if they qualify for permanent residence to preserve their status. Whatever changes are on the horizon, one can only anticipate that they are likely to make it harder to qualify for permanent residence.

It was reported in the Guardian today that the politicians' strongest option for the Brexit negotiation is to restrict EU migration to those who have job offers in the UK. This will be in line with the wider aim of the UK referendum to 'cut immigration while keeping the freedom of movement needed to stay in the Europe’s single market.'

In light of the recent discussions about the negotiation options, it is likely that in the future EU nationals wishing to migrate to the UK will find themselves having to meet similar and stringent requirements like migrants from outside the EU are required to meet.

If you are an EU or EEA national resident in the UK we encourage you to get in touch to discuss how best to protect your status as we move towards 'Brexit'. More details about our Immigration team can be found on our website here: http://www.wainwrightcummins.co.uk/immigration-asylum/