Migrant scheme backed

Forty national and international law firms have expressed interest in joining a new Law Society scheme for migrant lawyers.

The Society launched its scheme last week. It aims to help law firms, whose internship and secondment programmes had been threatened by new immigration rules. As the overarching body for this T5 scheme, the Society will authorise eligible firms to issue certificates of sponsorship to prospective short-term migrants. The firm will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the migrants, including all reporting and record-keeping obligations required by the PBS.