Solicitor (UK in-bound Corporate Immigration)

You're a recently qualified Solicitor and you've got 3 years of solid experience in UK in-bound corporate immigration - Ready to join a premier global corporate immigration law firm?  Berry Appleman & Leiden is seeking a newly qualified Solicitor with UK corporate immigration experience for a position in our London office.

Please note:
1. This position requires that you be a recently qualified UK Solicitor with UK corporate immigration experience.
2. This position is located in the UK, at the BAL London office.
3. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the UK, as BAL will not be providing sponsorship for this position.


OVERVIEW:

The Solicitor will have a dual role of managing their team (if a team is assigned) in executing case work for their region in addition to being an account manager for clients based in their respective region.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide case advice and strategy and make judgment calls and decisions
• Review and revise casework
• Lead or attend conference calls with clients to provide subject matter expertise
• Approve and monitor billing
• Run and monitor various reports
• Provide training to the client’s local staff as needed
• Consider ways to better serve the client through enhanced services or customization
• Have weekly status meetings with each team member
• Provide direction and advice to the team
• Recommend appropriate personnel actions, i.e. promotions, disciplinary actions, compensation reviews, and other HR matters
• Work collaboratively with Immigration Manager to address any team issues
• Be an advocate/liaison for the team
• Attend and participate in firm meetings and attorney meetings
• Build and maintain strong client relationships
• Complete other related duties as assigned and support the firm

QUALIFICATIONS:
 

Skills and Abilities:

• Must have excellent English writing and oral communication skills.  Secondary language skills a plus.
• Excellent organization and computer skills required

     Preferred Requirements:

• Previous experience with coordinating immigration processes highly preferred
• Previous experience with international human resources, and/or global relocation highly preferred
• Previous proven managerial experience preferred
• Skills in Excel, MS Word
• Bilingual/multilingual preferred

Experience:

• 3 years global business immigration experience strongly preferred; or, relevant advanced degree with equivalent experience in global immigration
• In the UK this requires UK in-bound corporate immigration experience

Minimum Education Level:

• Attorney/Solicitor – Qualified for membership to the appropriate country association to practice law

Required:
All candidates must be authorized to work in the UK. (BAL will not provide sponsorship for this position.)