LAWYER PROFILE

Jamie Kerr

UK 2026

Burness Paull

Ranked in 1 practice area

Immigration

Scotland

11 years ranked

About

Provided by Burness Paull

UK

Practice Areas

Jamie Kerr is a partner in our specialist immigration law team and has extensive experience across the entire field of immigration, visa, nationality and refugee law.

Professional Memberships

Jamie has been Co-Convenor of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association’s Scotland Committee and sat on the Scottish board of the Confederation of British Industry. He currently sits on the Scottish Government’s Strategic Labour Market Review Group and has been a long standing member of the Immigration & Asylum Committee of the Law Society of Scotland.

He holds an appointment as a Writer to the Signet and sits on the Council of The Society of Writers to HM Signet (the WS Society).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Immigration - Scotland

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Jamie Kerr has a leading immigration practice in which he handles a broad range of issues, from sponsorship licences for sportsmen to supporting private clients across asylum matters. He is frequently instructed by international corporate clients operating UK subsidiaries in the technology sector.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Jamie is good, he does some really good work.
ImmigrationChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Jamie's understanding of our organisation played a very large part in our decision to use this firm.
ImmigrationChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
His knowledge makes him stand out.
ImmigrationChambers Guide to the Legal Profession