Immigration Paralegal, AlphaSights
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3-5 days a week in office
Connecting businesses with industry professionals
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Connecting businesses with industry professionals
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
3-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
On a mission to unlock humanity’s knowledge and power progress for professionals, businesses, and society.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking a motivated, independent and people-oriented professional with immigration experience to join our team and play a core role in the day to day running of our visa and immigration programme
- At least 1.5 to 2 years previous immigration experience is required including ability to independently manage the end to end skilled worker visa application process, handling Certificate of Sponsorship allocations, managing visa renewals whilst ensuring continual compliance with the Home Office requirements as a sponsor
- A law degree is not required but a desire to develop your career within a corporate environment is essential
- Very strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
- Time management and prioritisation skills; ability to multitask using analytical and problem-solving skills within a fast-paced environment with competing demands
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate effectively at all levels by videoconference, phone, and email
- Demonstrate proactivity and initiative regarding application management
- Ability to provide information and respond to requests for assistance with courtesy and tact
- Must be a team player as well as self-motivated and committed to excellence in the workplace
- Is able to keep on top of changes to procedural and processing requirements for various visa types
- Learns from both positive and negative experiences and adapts accordingly
What the job involves
- We have an exciting opportunity for a Paralegal / Associate to join our team in London on a full time, permanent basis
- As a global organisation serving clients around the world, immigration and visa management is one of our core internal talent processes
- This includes managing day to day visa and sponsorship applications/casework, liaising with internal and external stakeholders on visa related issues, understanding and tracking legislative changes and contributing to our business strategy and processes in this evolving and shifting landscape
- The role will require organisation, attention to detail and a positive, proactive approach to manage various applications, whilst requiring interaction with candidates, employees and key stakeholders, to ensure a seamless experience for all candidates and employees
- The Immigration Paralegal / Associate will assist in the day-to-day functions of the London-based HR [and Legal] team[s] including all aspects of internal immigration-related work and assisting in the end to end application process
- They will benefit from direct supervision, but also be expected to work independently
- There is opportunity to work on varied application types and contribute to the immigration strategy decisions in a fast-growing organisation
- Assist with fulfilling AlphaSights’ obligations as a sponsor
- Serve as an immigration resource to our Global Mobility efforts, foreign nationals, recruiters, and managers
- Address immigration-related issues and questions to internal and external stakeholders
- Serve as point of contact for prospective and current employees (for extensions, relocations, changes in immigration category etc.)
- Handle issue escalation and resolution
- Collect and structure data to support, and own decisions that drive, project effectiveness, efficiency and innovation
- Support with the day-to-day running of the UK Home Office SMS
- Educate stakeholders on immigration requirements and updates to UK Home Office guidelines
- Keep up to date with changes to the immigration process, and proactively flag any future issues
- This role will be an integral part of the AlphaSights HR and Legal teams, while the core of the role is operational and tactical in nature, there is room for this candidate to grow into more strategic responsibilities
- These would include, working closely to advise key internal stakeholders on immigration-related questions, developing internal policies and planning for the future based on immigration trends and the latest government guidance
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Businesses often invest significant time and effort into finding expert knowledge in a process that can be a difficult and arduous. AlphaSights bridges the gap between businesses and industry experts by sourcing people with relevant knowledge so businesses don't have to.
Through use of artificial intelligence, AlphaSights is able to provide an end-to-end service for businesses whilst rigorously complying with company requirements. A central, ever evolving system allows the company to keep on top of the new and most relevant industry professionals in real time to provide tailor-made and effective service.
AlphaSights supports private equity funds, hedge funds, consultancies, Fortune 500 companies and Social Impact & Non Profits.
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Company Specialist
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61% female employees
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Career progression
"AlphaSights has 2 instances per year in which employees can be chosen for elevation, as early as with 1 year experience the person can get a..."
Funding (1 round)
Jan 2008
$9m
SEED
Total funding: $9m
Company benefits
- A team-oriented, strong supportive culture that emphasises professional development and celebrating success
- Professional development opportunities that work to ensure that you’re supported, along with an opportunity for internal upward mobility as our growing team continues to scale
- Comprehensive medical benefits (health, vision, and dental)
- Subsidised lunch programme, corporate gym discounts, monthly team events, free breakfast & snacks
- Holiday allowance, excl. public holidays
Company values
- Results-orientation: Are you energized by results and outcomes?
- Drive: Do you excel beyond what’s asked of you?
- Adaptability: Do you thrive in an ever-changing environment?
- Humility: Do you view yourself as a constant ‘work-in-progress’?
- Empathy: Can you see the world through other’s eyes?
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Max Cartellieri
(Co-CEO)Has been a Consultant at McKinsey & Company and Investment Executive at BC Partners. Co-founder and CEO at Ciao for seven years.
Andrew Heath
(Co-CEO)Previously Associate at the Boston Consulting Group and Managing Director at GoIndustry.
People progressing
After joining AlphaSights back in September 2019 as part of the Lateral Recruitment function, Pip has helped to grow our teams across the business and elevate into the Senior Recruiter role.
After graduating in 2016, Will joined AlphaSights in our Client Services Team. In this time, he has worked on a variety of different projects and recently progressed into a Vice President role.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at AlphaSights
- We believe that investing in DEI is the right thing to do and is vital to driving progress. We go the extra mile to build teams of people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, because diversity of thought drives innovation and knowledge diffusion which creates value for our clients, employees and society
- Diversity. We strive to build diverse teams, so we heavily invest in identifying and attracting top talent with diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Equity. Fair and equal treatment is in our DNA. Our processes, culture and values are designed to ensure everyone is treated equitably and with respect
- Inclusion. Our community is vibrant and we want all employees to have a feeling of belonging at AlphaSights. Through our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) we provide support and community for employees globally
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