Immigration Partner

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Ringway; Hybrid; GBP 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

JAM Recruitment Ltd in Manchester invites a UK Immigration Partner to lead strategic client relationships, advise on complex immigration matters and drive commercial development within a high-performing team.

You will act as the senior contact for corporate clients, ensuring high-quality service, overseeing billing and SLAs, and shaping immigration strategy across jurisdictions to deliver consistent, high-touch outcomes.

Qualifikationen

• Qualified and practising UK Immigration Lawyer with substantial corporate client experience.
• Experience advising on complex UK immigration matters.
• Senior leadership or managing lawyer experience.
• Strong understanding of regulatory and firm-wide processes.

Aufgaben

• Own, develop and strengthen relationships with corporate clients, including senior HR leaders and C-suite executives.
• Support growth and retention of a portfolio of corporate clients, identifying opportunities for expansion and new business.
• Lead a high-performing team of immigration lawyers and work with technology-enabled workflows.
• Act as senior client contact and escalation point to resolve complex immigration matters and service issues.
• Lead client communications, including legal alerts and immigration updates to ensure high-quality service.
• Oversee client billing, ensuring accuracy, transparency and compliance with billing guidelines.
• Take ownership of ongoing corporate accounts, ensuring strong relationships and a high-touch client experience.
• Monitor workflows to ensure cases are delivered in line with SLAs and quality standards.
• Advise senior business stakeholders on immigration strategy, risk, timelines and best practices across jurisdictions.

Kenntnisse

UK immigration law

Client relationship management

Billing & SLA oversight

Leadership & mentoring

Stakeholder communication

Ausbildung

Qualified UK Immigration Lawyer

Jobbeschreibung

Job Title: UK Immigration Partner

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Manchester, UK (Hybrid)

Salary: £Negotiable + Benefits

This is a highly visible leadership position combining first-class UK immigration law expertise with strategic client relationship management, commercial development and strong operational leadership.

The Role

• Own, develop and strengthen relationships with corporate clients, including senior HR leaders, Talent teams, founders and C-suite executives.
• Support the growth and retention of a portfolio of corporate clients, identifying opportunities to expand existing relationships and develop new business.
• Work closely with a high-performing team of immigration lawyers, supported by sophisticated technology, automation and streamlined workflows.
• Act as the senior client contact and escalation point, resolving complex immigration matters, service issues and jurisdiction-specific challenges quickly and effectively.
• Lead client communications, including the preparation and distribution of legal alerts, regional immigration updates and other critical developments, ensuring clients receive a consistent, high-quality service.
• Oversee and approve client billing, ensuring accuracy, transparency and compliance with agreed billing guidelines.
• Take ownership of ongoing corporate accounts, ensuring strong relationships and a consistent, high-touch client experience.
• Monitor active matters and workflows to ensure cases are delivered in line with agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and quality standards.
• Advise senior business stakeholders on immigration strategy, risk, timelines and best practice across relevant jurisdictions.

The Person

• The successful candidate will be a qualified and practising UK Immigration Lawyer with substantial experience advising corporate clients on complex UK immigration matters.
• Significant experience in complex UK corporate immigration law, preferably gained within a leading law firm or specialist immigration practice.
• Previous experience operating in a senior, leadership or managing lawyer capacity, with the ability to influence both clients and internal stakeholders.
• A proven track record of leading, mentoring and developing a team of immigration professionals.
• Strong experience managing senior-level client relationships, including handling escalations and resolving complex issues.
• A commercially minded approach, with experience developing and retaining corporate client relationships and identifying opportunities for account growth.
• Strong understanding of law firm financials, billing processes and operational workflows.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to operate effectively with senior HR, Talent and executive-level contacts.
• A proactive, adaptable and solutions-focused approach, with a genuine interest in technology, innovation and improving the delivery of immigration services.