Immigration Associate
Edinburgh – £65,000
Join a UK Top 50 Firm, as an Immigration Associate and make a significant impact within a dynamic, supportive, and inclusive environment. This permanent role offers a competitive salary and provides opportunities to work on a diverse range of immigration matters while contributing to the firm’s continued growth and success.Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expert corporate immigration advice to clients in the UK and overseas, addressing a variety of business immigration matters.
- Deliver complex immigration advice, including advising on corporate transactions, conducting compliance audits, managing sponsor license applications, and defending clients against civil penalty notices.
- Supervise team members on day-to-day immigration matters, such as right-to-work compliance, business visitor visas, and global mobility visa applications.
- Undertake contentious immigration work, as well as deliver engaging client training and speak at events on immigration-related topics.
- Build lasting client relationships through exceptional communication and service delivery.
- Work collaboratively with a tight-knit, friendly team committed to excellence and professional development.
- 5+ years of post-qualified experience (PQE) as a solicitor in Scotland, with a strong background in both personal and corporate immigration law.
- A proven ability to manage a full immigration caseload, including complex cases, gained from a large regional or city firm.
- Extensive knowledge of global mobility visas, sponsor license compliance, and contentious immigration matters.
- Demonstrated skills in business development, with the drive to build the firm’s reputation and client base.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, along with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Aqsa Shafi is an Associate Recruitment Consultant at Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment, having been with the company for over a year. Before joining Douglas Scott, Aqsa graduated from The University of Strathclyde with a Psychology degree and worked for 10 months focusing on the Chicago legal market at another recruitment firm in Manchester. In her new role, Aqsa is excited to gain expertise in a new legal market and build relationships with the team while making successful placements. If she weren’t in recruitment, Aqsa would have likely pursued a master’s in forensic psychology and a career in that field. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, Aqsa enjoys sharing her Scottish roots with others.
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Job Spec:
- Area of Law: Immigration Law
- Type: Solicitor / FILEX
- Salary: £65,000
- Term: Permanent
- Location: Edinburgh
- Reference: 1148793
