At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead UK immigration for innovative startups and shape the future of legal practice.
- Company: Expedite, a cutting-edge law firm backed by top investors and tech leaders.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, equity, free meals, gym access, unlimited PTO, and remote work options.
- Other info: Work closely with founders and top-tier professionals in a fast-paced, supportive environment.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team redefining immigration law with direct impact on founders and scaling teams.
- Qualifications: SRA-regulated solicitor with 2+ years in business immigration and a passion for innovation.
The predicted salary is between 59400 - 72600 £ per year.
About Us .
Expedite is an agentic law firm for global founders.
We're London-based, serving nearly 200 startups backed by Sequoia, Index and a16z.
Our corporate team is entirely ex-Cooley, our engineers are ex-founders from Palantir, Encord and YC, and we're backed by former C-suite from Open AI, Anthropic and Deep Mind.
Founded by Leeho Lim (co-founder of Encord) and Tom Mc Ginn (ex-GC at Northzone, previously Cooley).
Most legal work is not judgment.
It's assembly, retrieval, form-filling and chasing, which is why a founder waits almost 6 months and pays an unreasonable amount for something that should take much quicker.
Here the assembly is done by agents and the judgment is done by excellent lawyers.
This isn't a law firm that bought some AI tools.
How we work.
No billable hours.
You're measured on what clients get and how fast, not how long you sat with it.
Your leverage is what you encode.
The most valuable thing you build won't be a case.
It's the readiness assessment, the evidence framework, the compliance system that lets the next hundred run without you, and you'll have engineers to build it with.
You'll own cases end to end in your first month.
No partner between you and the client.
The role.
You'll own the UK side for founders and scaling teams, which for our clients usually means both sides of the Atlantic at once.
Global Talent endorsements for founders and senior engineers.
Innovator Founder where it genuinely fits, and an honest conversation where it doesn't.
Sponsor licences for companies opening a London office, and the compliance discipline that keeps them.
Skilled Worker at volume, coded correctly.
Expansion Worker for the US company sending its first two people over.
The UK practice here is early enough that you'll shape what it is.
What we’re looking for.
Currently regulated to give UK immigration advice.
SRA-regulated solicitor. 2+ years, business immigration.
Skilled Worker end to end: sponsor license applications, SMS, Co S assignment, SOC 2020 coding, going rates and current thresholds, including the instinct to verify them against live guidance before advising, because they keep moving.
Global
Talent: you've run digital technology endorsement applications and know what assessors actually reward versus what applicants think they reward.
Innovator
Founder: endorsing bodies, business plans, contact point meetings.
Sponsor compliance: duties, record-keeping, reporting, right-to-work checks, and what a Home Office compliance visit is actually like.
You read caseworker guidance directly, not secondary summaries.
You use AI tools for real work already and have opinions about where they help and where they'd get a client refused.
What we offer.
Highly competitive compensation, plus meaningful equity - you'll share in what we build.
Fully compensated lunch and dinner - meals on us.
Gym access - access to a company gym Unlimited PTO and remote working days (subject to approval).
A front-row seat at a firm redefining the profession, working directly with the founders in our London office.
Who’s behind us.
We're backed by some of the best investors in the world, including senior leaders from Open AI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, and Lovable.
We're also backed by multiple scouts from Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and Notable Capital.
You'll be working directly alongside both co-founders and a team of highly qualified attorneys and engineers who have founded companies that raised hundreds of millions of dollars, operated at the highest levels, and come from top law firms such as Cooley.
Immigration Lawyer (UK) employer: Expedite
Expedite is an exceptional employer for Immigration Lawyers, offering a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic London-based law firm that is reshaping the legal landscape for startups. With a culture that prioritises innovation over billable hours, employees benefit from competitive compensation, meaningful equity, and unlimited PTO, all while collaborating directly with experienced founders and a talented team. The firm not only supports professional growth through hands-on case ownership but also provides access to resources like gym facilities and fully compensated meals, making it an attractive place for those seeking a rewarding career in immigration law.
