Corporate Immigration Law Graduate, Advisory

About us

Fragomen is the leading firm dedicated to immigration services worldwide. Offering immigration support in more than 170 countries, the firm has more than 6,000 immigration professionals and support staff in more than 60 offices across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. Fragomen is currently a member of the Am Law 100 and Am Law Global 100.

We are the largest corporate immigration firm in Australia. We work with sophisticated clients and contribute to their ability to compete effectively in the global marketplace. From individuals and small local businesses to the world's largest companies, we support all immigration needs globally.

At Fragomen, we offer extensive training, mentoring, defined career pathways, and the opportunity to work with knowledgeable professionals who are the best in the business. We embrace workplace flexibility to enable you to find your path and do your best work.

The opportunity

We are looking to hire a Graduate to join our Advisory & Compliance practice in Sydney.

Are you a recent law graduate, recently admitted to legal practice, or are you about to be admitted?

As a Graduate, you will provide support to our team of migration lawyers, and to our corporate and individual clients. This support will include preparing and reviewing visa applications to ensure they meet all legal and other requirements, drafting legal documents and client correspondence, day to day liaison with clients, assisting with scheduling of and documenting client interviews, performing research tasks, assisting with preparation of legal submissions, running reports, review, analysis and reconciliation of large sets of data, and other general administration tasks as required.  Under supervision, you will have ownership of a caseload and be expected to proactively manage workflows.

As a Graduate you will develop a sound working knowledge of Australian immigration law, regulations and policy, and ability to work on and support more senior members of the team on highly technical immigration matters such as large scale data reconciliation, compliance audits, legal advisory / consulting work and work verification services.

While applicants with a demonstrated interest in Immigration or Administrative law are preferred, we welcome applications from talented law graduates just starting to learn about this practice area that we love

Qualification and Experience

You will be a team player, possess superior written and oral communication skills, be highly organised to plan and manage high volumes of work in a busy environment and integrate easily and work cooperatively in a busy, but fun, team environment.

The successful candidate will be a legal practitioner in Australia and ideally comes with prior immigration and/or data analysis experience. Proficiency using Excel and strong attention to detail, research and submission / advice drafting skills are essential.

At Fragomen, we offer excellent training and the opportunity to work with some of the best legal minds in immigration, including accredited specialists in immigration law.

What we offer

• Hybrid work arrangements – WFH 2 days a week
• Comprehensive in-house training and CPD programs
• Birthday Leave
• Paid Parental Leave - 13 to 18 weeks dependent on tenure
• Fitness Allowance - $500 a year to claim
• Premium Headspace Membership
• Wellness Days
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• And more

Finding the right person is very important to us. We hope that finding the right place is as important to you.

Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Interested? Apply now Please include a cover letter and your CV.

Fragomen is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity for all employees and applicants, regardless of race, ethnicity, heritage, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status.

All offers and/or employment contracts are contingent upon the successful completion of the Firm's pre-employment screening process. This includes verifying the candidate's identity, confirming legal authorization to work in the location for the offered position, and conducting a comprehensive background check in compliance with local regulations.