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How to Become an Immigration Lawyer

LegalTalkNetwork

In January 1972, immigration attorney Leon Wildes received a call from an old law school friend asking for his help with a deportation case involving a musician and his wife. Here’s how you can follow in Wildes’ footsteps and change lives as an immigration lawyer. And that famous couple that retained Wildes?

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UK legal academics call for the government to stop ‘attacking’ migration lawyers

JURIST

On Friday, various academic lawyers from across the UK and abroad signed an open letter to Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, accusing the government of “attacking” mostly immigration lawyers for advising and representing clients – especially those seeking asylum.

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Australia emergency laws for immigrants who can not be deported face challenge

JURIST

The refugee’s lawyers claim that the new laws , which relate to the monitoring of refugees who cannot be deported, are “ arbitrary” and “punitive.” these changes follow a high court ruling that the indefinite detainment of immigrants who could not be extradited was unlawful. .”

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UK Bar Council condemns PM Sunak after he suggests lawyers profit from ‘getting people to the UK illegally’

JURIST

The Bar Council Tuesday accused UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of undermining public trust in the legal profession by claiming that a “subset of lawyers” is exploiting illegal migrants for profit. The comments by the Prime Minister, however, are clearly an attempt to play politics with the legal profession.

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UK asylum charity launches legal action against government Rwanda plan

JURIST

Asylum Aid, a leading UK charity providing free legal advice and representation to asylum seekers and refugees, announced on Friday that it was launching legal action against the Home Office’s Safety of Rwanda plan to “ensure that all individual cases against removal to Rwanda are properly considered.”

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New Visalaw.ai/AILA Product Uses GPT-4 for Immigration Law Research, Drafting and Summarization

LawSites

A new generative AI product for immigration lawyers announced today is designed to help them conduct research, draft and summarize complex legal documents, and engage with potential clients through a chat interface. “Immigration law is an incredibly complex, high-stakes area of law. Called Visalaw.ai

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Marina Shepelsky: How to Be a Top Lawyer in Your Niche

The Estrin Report

What does it take to become a successful lawyer? In a series of in-depth interviews for the Estrin Report , Chere Estrin profiles top lawyers from all types of practices, and we’re highlighting their top five tips here. This week, the spotlight is on immigration and divorce lawyer — and social media star — Marina Shepelsky.

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