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How can my firm meet regulatory requirements when we don't have immigration expertise?

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Our experienced immigration lawyers provide the supervision and guidance that you need to carry out this kind of work. However, you may still need a degree of internal supervision as you would with any work. Often a partner will take responsibility so that trainees and paralegals can undertake work as well.

Our National Coordinators will be happy to discuss regulatory requirements with you.

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Published: 26th February, 2018

Updated: 6th March, 2018

Author: Katie Fennell

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Is there a cost?

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We’re happy to support participating firms to be involved at whatever level suits them. Firms will need to think about how many lawyers would like to be involved and how many cases they would like to take on.

To make it work, we also need a funding contribution that helps support the cost of training and supervision. The contribution we ask for is dependent on the number of pro bono lawyers a firm would like us to support. 

We also understand that some firms cannot commit to taking on cases but would like to support the development of Kids in Need of Defense UK. All donations are gratefully received and acknowledged.

 

Published: 26th February, 2018

Updated: 6th March, 2018

Author: Katie Fennell

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How do we get involved?

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If you are interested in getting involved you should contact our national coordinators. They will be able to answer your questions and give you more information about how to get things moving.

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Published: 26th February, 2018

Updated: 6th March, 2018

Author: Katie Fennell

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What are the employer incentives?

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  • Enables your firm to achieve its CSR goals
  • Helps your firm be a part of a transatlantic pro bono movement
  • Builds relationships with corporate clients
  • Helps you understand the local context your firm operates in
  • It’s an attractive opportunity for employees
  • Builds employee skills

Published: 26th February, 2018

Author: Katie Fennell

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How does the Kids in Need of Defense UK pro bono model work?

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We provide training, resources and supervision to pro bono lawyers so that they can take on a citizenship or human rights case from end to end.

We currently work in London, the West Midlands and Scotland.   

If you start taking cases from Kids in Need of Defense UK we will:

  • Assign an experienced immigration lawyer to advise you
  • Offer training opportunities
  • Attend client appointments until pro bono lawyers are ready to go it alone
  • Provide your lawyers with template documents and legal resources to help them through the process
  • Check all advice, correspondence and legal submissions

Published: 26th February, 2018

Author: Katie Fennell

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Who does Kids in Need of Defene UK help?

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We help children and young people that have no immigration status, cannot prove their British nationality or have a temporary form of residence.

Many of the children and young people we help are undocumented. This means that they are unable to show any documents to prove that they are British or otherwise allowed to lawfully remain or live in the UK. 

Find out more about the problems undocumented children and young people face.

Published: 26th February, 2018

Updated: 27th February, 2018

Author: Katie Fennell

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What is Kids in Need of Defense UK?

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Kids in Need of Defense UK is a collaboration of legal advice charities that helps children and young people access high quality, specialist pro bono legal representation. The pro bono representation that we facilitate helps children and young people navigate the UK's complex immigration system so that they can access their entitlement to British citizenship, secure permission to reside in the UK and prevent human rights violations. 

Published: 26th February, 2018

Author: Katie Fennell

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  • Why get involved?

    Why get involved?

    We support pro bono lawyers so that they can take on a case from start to finish. That means that our pro bono lawyers help a child, young person or their parent prepare and submit an application for citizenship or permission to reside in the UK.

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    Research estimates that there are over 120,000 undocumented children in the UK. Some of them are British but unable to prove it, many of them have a legal entitlement to British citizenship; even more would suffer human rights violations if they had to leave the UK.

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    How we do it

    Kids in Need of Defense UK partners with law firms and businesses. Their lawyers can then provide free legal representation to children and young people. We call them our pro bono lawyers because they give their time for the public good; not profit.

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