Hill Dickinson LLP is a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices in Birmingham, Hong Kong, Leeds, Limassol, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Monaco, Newcastle, Piraeus and Singapore. With more than 1000 people including 200 partners and legal directors, the firm delivers advice and strategic guidance spanning the full legal spectrum, from non-contentious advisory and transactional work, to all forms of commercial litigation.
Hill Dickinson acts as a trusted adviser to a wide portfolio of clients across a wide range of specialist sectors: from transport and logistics and international trade, through to retail, insurance, marine, health, education, manufacturing, public sector and banking and financial services.
Job role: Senior Associate - Employment (Immigration)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17: hours per week)
Hill Dickinson are proud to be named as a Top Ten Employer for Working Families 2024 and so, we are happy to consider flexible working opportunities to help you balance your work and home life.
Team: Employment Commercial
Location: London
Benefits: At Hill Dickinson we understand that incentives go far beyond a good salary, so we have created a comprehensive benefits package tailored around our people.
Here are some examples of what we offer:
* Annual leave starting at 25 days
* Annual bonus scheme
* Birthday privilege day and Christmas shutdown
* Holiday buy, sell and carryover scheme
* 2 charity volunteering or pro bono days
* Optional private medical insurance via BUPA
* Annual fitness allowance
* Flexible pension scheme
* ISA saving scheme and independent financial advice
* Electric or hybrid vehicle lease scheme
* Medicash
* EAP with access to counselling
* Enhanced family leave policies
* Access to confidential, expert support via Fertifa in relation to reproductive health and wellbeing
* Access to 10 days fully subsidised emergency or back-up care per year via Bright Horizons
* Life assurance
* Group income protection
* Annual travel season ticket loan
* Hybrid working and dress for your day policy
* Bespoke training and development opportunities
* Financial contribution towards home working equipment
Role overview
Introduction to the role:
We are looking for a technically excellent senior immigration lawyer with demonstrable experience across a full range of immigration law matters, with a minimum level of supervision.
You will be given plenty of client responsibility and exposure but at the same time be part of a supportive team environment
Key responsibilities:
* Provide strategic immigration advice to a range of clients (both corporate and individuals) from initial instruction through to resolution.
* Manage a varied caseload including Skilled Worker, Global Mobility (i.e. Talent Visas), Business-related visa routes asylum and human rights cases and settlement matters.
* Advise employers on sponsor licence applications, assessing whether roles meet minimum level thresholds, compliance, and right-to-work checks
* Supporting corporate clients undertake audits and deliver training on risk mitigation
* Have experience of appeals and judicial review matters
* Provide timely updates and guidance to clients
* Build and maintain strong relationships with clients through excellent service delivery.
* Collaborate with colleagues across departments to provide holistic legal solutions.
* Keeping themselves and others around them up to date with changes in immigration law and policy
* Contribute to business development.
What are we looking for:
Important criteria:
* Qualified solicitor or equivalent
* Demonstrable experience immigration law advising both individuals and corporates.
* The ability and experience of managing a caseload providing sound commercial advice
It would be beneficial for you to have some of the following:
* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure.
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
* The ability to work as part of a team and independently.
* Adheres to guidelines and procedures.
* An understanding of clients' needs and expectations.
* Flexibility in approach and a willingness to work outside normal office hours, if required.
If you don't meet all of the criteria above but feel that you could add real value to Hill Dickinson, we encourage you to submit an application and if successful, we can help you develop along the way.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Hill Dickinson is committed to providing fairness and equal opportunity for all regardless of age, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, nationality, religion or belief.
We understand that our power as a firm comes from empowering our people and that it is only by encouraging and enabling individuals to be themselves at work that we can truly benefit from their rich and varied strengths.
Hill Dickinson is an equal opportunities employer. All applications received by the firm will be considered based on their merit alone and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background and from all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.
Disability Support
We are a Disability Confident employer, which means if there is anything that we can do to make your visit easier, so you are able to perform at your best, please let us know. You can contact the HR team at should you require any adjustments to the application or interview process.
Values
Trust – Respect – Innovation – Collaboration
At Hill Dickinson, we welcome applications from individuals that are looking to return to the law as well as all routes to qualification, with both the SRA and CILEx.
All successful candidates will be subject to our standard pre-employment screening, including a basic criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service. Any offer of employment made is conditional upon completion of all checks.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.