Law Jobs in the UK with a Sponsor Licence: 136 Open (Oct 2026)
- Open roles at licensed employers
- 136
- Graduate, internship & apprenticeship
- 5
- Employers hiring
- 86
- Cities
- 4
Roles first seen in the last 30 days and still open. Updated weekly.
Law graduate jobs, internships and apprenticeships open now
- Financial Crime Analyst - Transaction Monitoring
This graduate level analyst role supports financial crime operations through transaction monitoring and helps maintain compliant, efficient processes. It suits a curious, improvement focused graduate who wants hands on experience across financial crime work in a fast moving payments environment.
Ask about this role - Inbound KYC - Analyst
You would manage the KYC request lifecycle, taking inbound requests from clients and counterparties through processing and timely resolution. It suits a graduate interested in compliance who is organised, thorough and comfortable keeping cases moving without losing important details.
Ask about this role - KYC and Admin Analyst
The role conducts KYC and KYB checks on new and existing clients, partners and vendors, while providing administrative support and keeping compliance records accurate and audit ready. It suits a detail oriented, process driven graduate seeking a career in compliance or risk.
Ask about this role - Temporary KYC Analyst
You would support financial crime compliance by carrying out client due diligence under applicable regulations and global policies. It suits someone who wants practical KYC experience and can work carefully within legal and compliance processes in a temporary analyst position.
Ask about this role - Compliance Analyst - Corporate Due Diligence
This compliance role focuses on corporate due diligence within a cross border fintech, helping assess businesses and maintain appropriate financial crime controls. It suits a Law graduate interested in compliance, financial services and the practical application of due diligence in an international business.
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What kinds of law roles are open
- Solicitors and lawyers: 80 roles
- Compliance, AML and financial crime: 37 roles
- Paralegal and legal support: 17 roles
- Company secretarial: 2 roles
What Law graduates do in the UK
The largest group is solicitors and lawyers, with 80 roles. Day to day work can include advising business teams, managing legal risk, researching law, reviewing agreements and supporting employment, regulatory, litigation or investigations matters. The descriptions also show lawyers working closely with operational, people and senior leadership teams rather than handling legal issues in isolation.
Compliance, AML and financial crime has 37 roles. These jobs involve KYC and KYB checks, client due diligence, transaction monitoring, financial crime policy, risk remediation, regulatory advice and governance. Paralegal and legal support roles, 17 in total, involve legal research, document review, due diligence, disclosure, bundles, chronologies and matter management. Two company secretarial roles complete the role types shown.
What employers ask for
The descriptions commonly ask for careful, structured work and the ability to manage risk, records and competing requests. Specific activities include owning a KYC request lifecycle, completing corporate due diligence, reviewing documents, preparing hearing or trial bundles, researching law, reporting on agreements and giving constructive regulatory challenge. Communication with clients, counterparties, business teams, senior leaders and control functions is also important.
Qualifications and experience vary by role. One legal counsel advert asks for two to three years of PQE, while a regulatory counsel advert asks for six or more years of PQE and qualification as a solicitor in England and Wales or an equivalent qualification. It also names FSMA, MiFID and UK crypto regimes. A litigation support role asks for two or more years of paralegal experience at a large law firm. No specific software is named in the supplied descriptions.
Which employers and sectors are hiring
The largest named employer is Revolut with 13 roles, followed by Carta with eight. Linklaters, Kroo Bank Ltd and Airwallex each have four. Foot Anstey LLP, OpenTable, Teya, Farfetch UK and Volta each have three. These employers span finance and insurance, legal and accounting, business services and HR, technology and software, wholesale and retail, and consulting and marketing.
By sector, Technology and software has 47 roles and Finance and insurance has 41. Legal and accounting and Consulting and marketing each have nine, while Business services and HR has seven. London has 96 roles, with further roles in Manchester, Reading and Bristol. The wider search covers 86 employers, so the named employers are only the largest examples in the results.
Applying as an international student
Graduate, internship and apprenticeship roles are few, with five shown, so internships, placements and apprenticeships can be important ways to build relevant evidence. Do not rule out a role that asks for a little experience if you can show strong legal study, careful research, sound judgement and relevant work or volunteering. Tailor your application to the advert, especially where it asks for KYC, due diligence, document review or regulatory knowledge.
An employer holding a sponsor licence does not mean that every vacancy offers sponsorship. Read each advert and ask the employer whether the particular role can support your immigration position. Check the Graduate visa route and the current Skilled Worker rules on GOV.UK, including the requirements that apply to your circumstances, before relying on a job offer.
Employers with a sponsor licence hiring for law
| Employer | Sector | Open roles |
|---|---|---|
| Revolut | Finance & insurance | 13 |
| Carta | Finance & insurance | 8 |
| Linklaters | Legal & accounting | 4 |
| Kroo Bank Ltd | Finance & insurance | 4 |
| Airwallex | Finance & insurance | 4 |
| Foot Anstey LLP | 3 | |
| OpenTable | Business services & HR | 3 |
| Teya | Technology & software | 3 |
| Farfetch UK | Wholesale & retail | 3 |
| Volta | Consulting & marketing | 3 |
| Arm | Technology & software | 2 |
| Wise | Finance & insurance | 2 |
| A&O Shearman | Legal & accounting | 2 |
| Lenovo | Technology & software | 2 |
| BP | Energy & environment | 2 |
Where the roles are
- London: 96 roles
- Manchester: 4 roles
- Reading: 2 roles
- Bristol: 2 roles
Other open law roles worth a look
Not senior, at employers on the sponsor register; some ask for a few years' experience.
- Deputy AML Officer - Crypto FinCrime (Remote UK)
You would help oversee crypto financial crime prevention by maintaining policies, guiding risk remediation, supporting product launches and taking part in governance. The role suits an experienced compliance professional with crypto and financial services knowledge rather than a typical graduate applicant.
Ask about this role - Crypto Regulatory Counsel: Shape Compliance & Growth
This legal role advises on cryptoassets and related financial features, covering compliance, regulatory strategy and product governance. It is aimed at an experienced solicitor qualified in England and Wales or an equivalent jurisdiction, with six or more years of PQE and knowledge of FSMA and MiFID.
Ask about this role - Compliance Officer - Global Markets Compliance Advisory
You would provide risk based regulatory advice, oversight and constructive challenge across Global Markets activities, particularly Commodities. The role involves working with front office teams, control functions and senior management, so it suits an experienced compliance professional comfortable advising on conduct and operational risk.
Ask about this role - Legal Counsel
This counsel role advises teams across a business on several legal areas and takes a consultative approach rather than working on purely legal issues alone. It suits a qualified lawyer with two to three years of PQE who enjoys collaborating closely with commercial and operational colleagues.
Ask about this role - Paralegal - Planning
You would support planning and environmental matters through legal research, document management and production, review and reporting on planning and infrastructure agreements, and due diligence. It suits a graduate or early career candidate seeking practical paralegal experience in developer, energy and infrastructure work.
Ask about this role - Employment Counsel, EMEA
This counsel role advises People teams and business partners on employment law across EMEA, while proactively managing employment related risks. It suits a lawyer with relevant employment law experience who can provide subject matter expertise on recruitment, performance, benefits, leave and people data privacy.
Ask about this role - Counsel, Employment - International (Hybrid)
You would act as a strategic legal adviser on employment matters across EMEA and APAC, supporting the People and Culture team and senior business leadership. It suits an experienced employment lawyer who can independently manage international matters and give practical guidance during expansion.
Ask about this role - Litigation Paralegal/Support Lawyer (6 moth contract)
This litigation paralegal or support lawyer role assists with disputes, arbitration and investigations through document review, disclosure and evidence management, bundle preparation, hearing and trial preparation, chronologies, legal research and matter management. It suits someone with at least two years of large law firm paralegal experience.
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Frequently asked questions
How many UK Law jobs are available at employers with a sponsor licence?
The search shows 136 open roles at employers that hold a sponsor licence, including 88 roles that are not senior positions. The results cover 86 employers and are rebuilt weekly, so check the current advert before applying.
Are there graduate jobs for Law students who need a visa?
Five roles are classified as graduate, internship or apprenticeship opportunities in this search. Graduate roles are therefore limited, so internships, placements and apprenticeships can help you build relevant evidence. A role asking for a little experience may still suit a strong graduate if your skills match the advert.
Which UK visa rules should international Law graduates check?
Check the Graduate visa route and the current Skilled Worker rules on GOV.UK. The relevant route depends on your circumstances and the job, and Home Office requirements can change, so use the official guidance rather than relying on a general jobs list.
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