The Law Society has stepped in to act as a sponsor for overseas workers, as City law firms struggle with the UK's tougher new immigration rules. The organisation will serve as an umbrella sponsor for firms looking to take on overseas staff for vacation schemes, secondments and placements, which are not covered by firms' new sponsorship licences. The Law Society was given authority to act as an overarching sponsor earlier this year and is currently in the initial stages of putting the scheme into place.
April 23, 2009 at 12:23 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
The Law Society has stepped in to act as a sponsor for overseas workers, as City law firms struggle with the UK’s tougher new immigration rules.
The organisation will serve as an umbrella sponsor for firms looking to take on overseas staff for vacation schemes, secondments and placements, which are not covered by firms’ new sponsorship licences.
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