Shoosmiths
Shoosmiths is a major UK law firm providing corporate, commercial, real estate, and litigation services to businesses.
The UK Home Office lists Shoosmiths as a licensed sponsor (A-rated, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker route). They can sponsor work visas. We read every advert and list only roles that don't rule out sponsorship. Home Office figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show Shoosmiths assigned 13 Certificates of Sponsorship in 2021–24 and 8 in 2025 for Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility visas. We're showing 31 of their current openings.
Sponsor licence details
Sourced from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors.
Sponsorship history
Certificates of Sponsorship Shoosmiths assigned each year, from Home Office figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.
Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility routes. One certificate is assigned for each sponsored hire, visa extension or change of employer, so a person can be counted more than once. “1–5” is withheld by the Home Office; the 2025 figures list only sponsors with 5 or more (“—”). Matched to this employer by its name on the sponsor register. Sources: FOI 2025/12841 (2021–24), FOI2026/03501 (2025). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About Shoosmiths
Shoosmiths is a national law firm that advises corporate clients, financial institutions, and public sector organisations. Founded in 1845, the firm provides legal advice across a broad range of specialisms, including commercial contracts, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, tax, planning law, construction, and banking and finance.
The firm has a large corporate practice that handles mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, private equity, restructuring, and insolvency. It also operates a commercial litigation and dispute resolution service, and advises on energy, infrastructure, technology, and EU competition law alongside its core legal services.
Open roles
31 live positions matched to this sponsor licence.