
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP offers complete employer migration support covering viability assessments, application processing, migrant welfare, and sponsor compliance. The practice designs and implements right-to-work processes for pre-employment screening and ongoing in-employment verification. The team advises on the immigration implications arising from corporate transactions, business reorganisations, and outsourcing arrangements, as well as the sponsor licence considerations that flow from such activity. Nerys Ireland advises on both the student and skilled worker routes alongside the full spectrum of sponsor licence compliance, while Francesca Smith bolsters the team specialising in the crossover of employment law and business immigration.
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Key clients
- University of Bristol
- Birmingham City University
Work highlights
Advised University of Glasgow on UKVI sponsor licence compliance following a regulatory audit.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Practice head
Nerys Ireland; Francesca Smith
Other key lawyers
Fiona Otter
