The Business Immigration team at Walker Morris sits within our Tier 1 ranked (in Chambers and Legal 500) Employment Department and has seen considerable growth over the last 3 years, with more of our clients looking for bespoke support with Business Immigration matters.

We have the opportunity for an experienced Business Immigration paralegal or caseworker to join the team. You will be supported by a Director with over 12 years' experience in this field and encouraged to develop your career within the Employment Department at Walker Morris, becoming a Business Immigration subject matter expert and trusted adviser.

The Business Immigration team's impressive client base includes household names and covers a range of sectors, including healthcare, construction, finance, retail, tech, engineering and sports. Walker Morris' international client base and strong partnerships with an extensive network of international firms means the team regularly receives instructions from overseas businesses looking to send workers to the UK or establish themselves in the UK. The team provides the full range of corporate immigration services, including sponsor licence applications and compliance, visa applications and right to work compliance.

Find out more about the Business Immigration team at Walker Morris here.

What you will be doing as a Business Immigration Paralegal / Caseworker:

• You will be working on a wide range of Business Immigration matters including sponsor licence applications, visa applications and right to work compliance issues.
• Support fee-earners with the running of full client matters, communicating directly with clients.
• Prepare application packs, draft application forms and upload supporting documents.
• Review and assess eligibility of jobs for sponsorship under the immigration system in order to advise corporate clients.
• Maintain and monitor visa expiry dates across client matters.
• Assist with keeping clients up-to-date with latest changes by preparing articles and social media posts.
• Prepare presentations for business development events and contribute towards the teams' Business Development targets.
• Support with the development of marketing materials and initiatives.
• Assist with providing clients with training to help them keep up to date with the latest Business Immigration requirements.

Please let us know your preferences as we are open to considering this role on either a full-time or part-time basis. Our office is based in Leeds, we are happy to discuss your hybrid working preferences.

• Experience of applying for a variety of work visas.
• Experience supporting businesses with queries in relation to sponsoring overseas workers.
• Experience supporting businesses with right to work checks, license audits and applications.

Why join Walker Morris:

When you’re looking for a job, we know it's about more than just the role. That's why we provide the support you need to develop and grow your career. We’ve hybrid and flexible working, so you can make work and life work together for you. Walker Morris is a top 100 commercial law firm where you don’t have to fit a mould, so you can bring your full self to work and our commitment to a meaningful work life balance means you can take your full-self home again too!

We’ve recently launched the new Walker Morris brand, which brings to life what it’s really like to work with and within the firm. What it really comes back to is our purpose, to forge your own path. It means we’re 70% corporate professional law firm but with 30% individual expression – meaning we’re personal, modern and have a drive for innovation.

What we offer:

• Flexible working – we understand work-life balance is important, we are open to discussing your hybrid working preferences.
• Annual Leave – minimum of 25 days per year, increasing to 31 days with length of service. Also – buy/sell holidays up to 5 days per year.
• Bonus Scheme – our annual bonus scheme recognises outstanding contributions to the firm and our ambitions. All colleagues are eligible subject to meeting the criteria of the scheme.
• Sabbatical Scheme – accrue up to 2 weeks' sabbatical over a 2-year period, or 4 weeks' sabbatical over 3 years.
• Pension – saving for retirement? Let us do the hard work for you. We auto-enrol all eligible colleagues into a workplace pension, and we contribute a minimum of 5% of annual salary.
• Life Assurance – 4x your annual salary in the event of a death in service.