Immigration Lawyer – 2+ Years Pae

Emigrate Lawyers, part of Kharel Law Group, is seeking anImmigration Lawyer with at least 2 years of practical immigration law experienceto join our growing legal team.

This role is suited to a motivated lawyer who wants to work across meaningful migration matters, contribute to strong client outcomes, and grow with a firm that values technical excellence, professionalism, cultural understanding, and practical legal strategy.

About Emigrate Lawyers

Emigrate Lawyers is a client-focused migration and legal practice assisting individuals, families, businesses, and community members with Australian immigration matters. We are committed to providing clear advice, ethical representation, and strategic solutions for clients navigating complex visa, review, compliance, and migration pathways.

Our work often involves clients from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, so empathy, attention to detail, and strong communication are central to the way we practise.

About the Role

The successful candidate will work on a broad range of immigration law matters, including:

• Conducting initial client consultations and advising clients on visa eligibility, strategy, risks, prospects and procedural requirements
• Taking instructions, identifying client needs and recommending suitable immigration pathways
• Assisting with client conversion, including following up enquiries, explaining service options and signing up new clients
• Supporting the firm’s marketing and client engagement activities in a professional and ethical manner
• Managing immigration matters from start to finish, including strategy, evidence preparation, drafting, lodgement, follow-up and outcome management
• Working across partner, family, student, visitor, skilled, employer-sponsored and temporary activity visas
• Handling visa refusals, cancellations and merits review matters
• Working on protection visa and humanitarian matters
• Preparing ministerial intervention requests and complex immigration submissions
• Drafting legal submissions, statements, statutory declarations, forms and supporting evidence briefs
• Liaising with the Department of Home Affairs, ART, courts, counsel and other stakeholders
• Managing client files with accuracy, professionalism, urgency and care
• Maintaining strong client communication throughout the matter lifecycle

About You

We are looking for someone who has:

• Admission as an Australian legal practitioner
• At least 2 years of immigration law experience
• Strong knowledge of Australian migration legislation, regulations, policy and procedure
• Experience preparing visa applications, review applications and legal submissions
• Excellent written communication and legal drafting skills
• Strong client-care skills and the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage deadlines
• A practical, ethical and solution-focused approach
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment

Experience in protection visas, ART matters, employer-sponsored visas or complex submissions will be highly regarded.

Why Join Us?

At Emigrate Lawyers, you will have the opportunity to:

• Join a fast-growing law firm with a strong and expanding immigration law practice
• Work on meaningful immigration matters that directly affect clients’ lives
• Work with people who are committed to making a real difference for clients, families, businesses and communities
• Be part of a supportive team with a positive, respectful and collaborative work culture
• Work in a multicultural work environment that values diversity, inclusion, cultural understanding and respectful collaboration
• Develop your skills across a broad range of migration law areas, including protection visas, partner visas and tribunal appeals
• Gain exposure to complex and high-impact immigration matters requiring strong legal analysis, strategy and advocacy
• Access genuine career growth opportunities, including opportunities to travel interstate and overseas for training, professional development and practical experience
• Contribute to the ongoing development of a client-centred, culturally aware and quality-driven legal practice

How to Apply?

Please send your CV and cover letter

Applications will be reviewed as received. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pay: $70,000.00 – $100,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Melbourne VIC 3000: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor Degree (Preferred)

Experience:

• Immigration law: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Required)

Work Location: In person