Ranking tables

Immigration | UK

Scotland

This section highlights law firms and lawyers that offer comprehensive advice on all aspects of immigration, including work permits, visas, workforce mobility, and legislative changes. These firms provide counsel on both applicant-side and government-side matters, covering human rights-based immigration cases as well as business-related issues. The UK guide does not consider work for high-net-worth individuals or family offices. Work for those clients should be submitted to our High Net Worth guide.

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Band 1

  1. Burness Paull
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    Burness Paull
    Immigration
    2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years Ranked
    Burness Paull is a leading immigration outfit offering extensive expertise in commercial immigration matters. It has a focus on Tier 2 sponsor licences for international corporates. The team handles various types of visa applications for highly skilled migrants in sports, engineering and technology. The firm is well versed in providing strategic advice to corporate clients on the impact of Brexit.
  2. Drummond Miller LLP
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    Drummond Miller LLP
    Immigration
    2025 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked
    Drummond Miller offers a distinguished immigration practice with notable expertise in personal and corporate immigration law. The team boasts extensive experience in the industry, regularly acting for individuals and corporate clients in proceedings spanning the immigration field. The firm is a large player in the Scottish market with offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Its practitioners regularly handle sponsor licence applications and intra-company transfers as well as skilled worker visa proceedings.
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Band 2

  1. Brodies LLP
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    Brodies LLP
    Immigration
    2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Brodies boasts a well-regarded immigration team who regularly advises corporates on a range of matters, including Skilled Worker visa applications, Frontier Worker permits and also compliance and right to work issues.
  2. Morton Fraser MacRoberts
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    Morton Fraser MacRoberts
    Immigration
    2025 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked
    Morton Fraser MacRoberts has a strong immigration team that advises high-profile UK companies on matters such as relocation, visa applications and audits. It assists individuals seeking a variety of personal immigration services. The team commonly represents those in the education and travel and leisure sectors, as well as charity and public sector clients.
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    Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
    Immigration
    2025 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked
    Shepherd and Wedderburn offers a strong immigration team with experience across the full spectrum of immigration law, from visa and residency applications for individuals to sponsor licence applications for corporates. The firm is also known for its prowess in complex asylum, deportation and nationality matters.