Partner - Immigration

Orwins; Manchester, Reading; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Cash plan through Medicash

EAP scheme

Salary sacrifice pension through NEST

Hybrid working

Open plan offices in Manchester, Finch

Reading

CSR events

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Orwins is expanding and seeks an experienced immigration lawyer to join at partner level, bringing specialist expertise to a fast-growing firm focused on lasting client relationships. The practice covers business and personal immigration, including sponsor licences and visa applications for both employers and individuals.

The role requires building a national practice with a client base, collaborating with employment and private client teams, and contributing to strategic growth.

Qualifications

• Experienced immigration lawyer with strong technical knowledge across business and personal immigration.
• Established or developing client base and drive to build a practice.
• Ability to work at partner level in a growing national firm.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the firm's immigration practice.
• Advise employers on sponsor licences, compliance, and visa applications.
• Support individual and family clients on visas, settlement, citizenship.
• Collaborate with employment and private client teams on cross-cutting matters.

Skills

Immigration law

Business immigration

Personal immigration

Client development

Job description

Orwins is expanding and we are looking for an experienced immigration lawyer to join us at partner level — bringing specialist expertise into a firm that is growing fast and thinking big.

We do law differently — focused on building genuine, lasting relationships with our clients and delivering advice that makes a real difference to their lives and businesses. Immigration law is a priority growth area for us, reflecting the needs of our client base — from businesses navigating right-to-work and sponsorship obligations to individuals and families seeking visas, settlement and citizenship.

What This Looks Like

• Building and leading the firm's immigration practice — advising business and private clients on the full range of UK immigration matters.
• Advising employers on sponsor licence applications, compliance, right-to-work obligations and skilled worker visa applications.
• Supporting individual and family clients on visas, settlement, British citizenship, appeals and judicial review.
• Working closely with the employment and private client teams on matters where immigration intersects with employment law and personal affairs.
• Developing a client base within a firm that is growing nationally and has a genuine appetite to invest in immigration as a standalone practice.

What We Are Looking For

An experienced immigration lawyer with strong technical knowledge across business and/or personal immigration, an established or developing client base, and the drive to build a practice that punches above its weight within a growing national firm.

What You Will Get

At Orwins, we invest in our people just as much as our future. Our future is our people. This is a firm where your voice is heard, your contribution is recognised, and your development is taken seriously — not just talked about.

You will get genuine access to our C-Suite, senior partners, leaders, experts and clients from day one, working closely with a team that values expertise, supports each other and takes pride in doing things well. We are growing fast, and the people who join us will grow with us too.

• A competitive remuneration package, commensurate with your experience and the firm’s growth plans
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and your birthday off — increasing with service
• Private Medical Insurance through Vitality
• Cash plan through Medicash
• EAP scheme (open to family members)
• Enhanced wellbeing and family-friendly policies
• Salary sacrifice pension through NEST
• Hybrid working — we trust you to know where you do your best work
• Fresh, open plan offices across Manchester, Finchley and Reading
• CSR events and summer and winter colleague celebrations
• A people-focused, collaborative culture that makes coming to work genuinely worth it