Immigration Lawyer - Hospitality

About the role

A UK Immigration Lawyer is needed to support Hot Stone and RAI, two London restaurants. This is a dedicated role focused on immigration matters for the hospitality businesses and their international employees, working directly with management and staff on complex cases.

Key responsibilities

• Manage Skilled Worker visa applications, extensions and settlement matters for eligible employees.
• Advise on sponsorship eligibility for restaurant roles, including occupation codes, salary requirements and supporting evidence.
• Oversee sponsor licence compliance, reporting duties and record keeping across both restaurants.
• Support right to work checks and prepare the businesses for Home Office compliance visits.
• Draft detailed legal representations for complex applications, refusals and immigration history concerns.
• Keep management and employees informed of deadlines, risks and changes affecting their immigration position.

Required profile

• Solicitor qualified in England and Wales with a current SRA practising certificate.
• Proven experience in business immigration, Skilled Worker sponsorship and sponsor licence compliance.
• Experience advising hospitality employers or restaurant businesses.

Required skills

• Strong legal drafting.
• Careful case management.
• Ability to handle sensitive employee matters with discretion.

What we offer

• Direct access to decision makers at Hot Stone and RAI.
• Ownership of immigration work across two established London restaurants.
• The opportunity to shape internal immigration processes and support employees throughout their journey with the business.