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# Immigration Attorney at Lawhive

- **Company:** Lawhive
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $150k–$175k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lawhive/548b0306-0ea2-45fa-9f7d-0dd00ab7278a/application

**Skills:** Immigration Law, Visa Petitions, Adjustments to Status, Naturalization, Fiancé Visas, TN and E2 Visas, Legal Research, Document Preparation, Startup experience, Scale-up experience, AI knowledge

> Manage a high-volume portfolio of immigration matters for families and small businesses, including petitions, adjustments, and naturalization. Partner with Product and Engineering teams to serve as a subject matter expert for the AI-powered legal platform, providing feedback on features and advising on legal merits.

## Job description

Salary: $150,000 - $175,000 + share options + bonus

Location: New York City, Austin, Arizona

## ABOUT LAWHIVE

Lawhive is a new kind of law firm - one designed around attorneys, not just clients.

We’re building a future where lawyers can focus on what they do best: delivering excellent legal advice, without the noise of admin, inefficient tools, or unnecessary overhead. Our platform supports experienced attorneys through AI and a purpose-built technology for completing legal work

We specialise in helping individuals and small businesses with legal issues that matter deeply to them. From Visas, Citizenship and Naturalization through to disputes and consumer rights. Behind the scenes, our AI supports routine admin and document work, helping you get back hours each week.

We’re on a mission to make legal help more accessible and affordable, and we believe the best way to do that is by empowering great lawyers to do their best work.

Join us and be part of a forward-thinking, legal team backed by top-tier investors including Google Ventures, Balderton, and TQ Ventures. We’ve just raised a $60M Series B and are growing fast - with you at the centre of our next chapter.

## THE ROLE

As an Immigration Attorney at Lawhive, you will manage a high-volume portfolio of immigration matters focused on the Immigration needs of families and small businesses, such as Family Petitions, Adjustments to Status, Naturalization, Fiancé Visas, TN and E2 Visas as well as general advisory work. In addition to core immigration work, you will partner closely with our Product and Engineering teams, acting as a subject matter expert to help shape our AI-powered legal platform. Acting as a key part of the feedback loop between our users and tech teams, you will advise on key product features and workflows to help ensure our tools reflect real-world immigration practice. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on immigration work and is excited about the impact of AI on the legal system.

- Manage a portfolio of immigration matters from start to finish
- Advise clients on legal merits, potential outcomes, and next steps.
- Prepare & file a wide range of different US visa applications
- Define limited scope product offerings for small business and family Immigration needs.
- Assist in collaborating with co-counsel on matters that require local or in-person representation as needed.
- Serve as a subject matter expert, partnering with our Product and Engineering teams to review and provide feedback on product features for Lawhive’s AI platform, affecting immigration matters
- Advise on edge cases, risk scenarios, and regulatory considerations
- Participate in user testing, feature scoping, and documentation reviews

## WHAT YOU'LL BRING

- Excellent organisational skills to manage a high volume caseload
- Successful track record working with clients that need immigration help
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts clearly and effectively
- A strong interest in AI and how it can be used to improve the legal system
- Empathy and patience when dealing with questions
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Highly motivated, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Previous experience in a start-up or scale-up environment considered a bonus

## INTERVIEW PROCESS

- Introductory call with our Talent team
- Technical interview with our US Managing Director
- Values interview with our Head of AI & Co-Founder
- We offer!

## BENEFITS

- 🩺 Healthcare benefits: 'Premium' plan with 100% employee cover and 50% dependent cover
- ✈️ Vacation: 20 days + 11 Federal holidays + 1 day of Birthday leave
- 💰 401k: Matching contribution up to 2% of salary
- 💰 Equity: Options in Lawhive LTD

## DIVERSITY AT LAWHIVE

At Lawhive we know that diversity of thought is critical to delivering outlier outcomes. As such, we’re always working hard to ensure we build a diverse, inclusive team. We’re not yet where we want to be but as we scale we’ll only ever increase the focus we apply to this.

## About Lawhive

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Lawhive is an AI-native consumer law firm that combines experienced, regulated lawyers with a proprietary AI operating system to make legal services more accessible, affordable, and transparent for everyday people.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B – raised $60M in 2026, with total funding exceeding $100M)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Not individually disclosed in search results (co-founders include a CTO named Jaime V. per LinkedIn, but full team not listed)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Legal Services / Legal Technology (AI-powered consumer law)
- Target customers: B2C and B2B (individuals and businesses needing help with immigration, employment, family, property, conveyancing, divorce, landlord-tenant, and consumer rights)
- Mission statement: “To make legal services accessible to everyone” by combining technology, AI, and a regulated law firm to simplify legal help as easily as opening a bank account.

## Products & Services
- **AI Operating System (Lawrence)**: A proprietary AI “paralegal” that assists lawyers with legal research, document drafting, client intake, case management, and communication – reducing cost and delay.
- **Full-Service Law Firm (SRA-Regulated)**: Lawhive itself is a licensed law firm that delivers end-toend legal support, from initial consultation to case resolution, across multiple practice areas.
- **Consultant Lawyer Platform**: Lawyers can join Lawhive’s network of 300+ consultants and receive a steady stream of pre-qualified, pre-paid clients, AI tools, and full administrative support (marketing, billing, compliance) – allowing them to focus only on billable legal work.
- **Online Client Portal**: Individuals can answer a few questions, get a transparent fixed-fee or hourly quote, and be matched with a dedicated lawyer quickly.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company; last round was Series B in 2026)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $116.2M (per LinkedIn) with Series B of $60M raised in 2026. Also reported over 12,500 satisfied clients, 2,000+ Trustpilot reviews with a 4.5-star rating, and a network of 300+ lawyers.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Mitch Rales (lead Series B), Google Ventures (GV), Balderton Capital, TQ Ventures. Also backed by England footballers Harry Maguire and Reece James.
- **Growth Signals**: 100.7% year-over-year headcount growth (now 201 employees); expanded into the United States and operates across 6 countries (UK, US, Hong Kong, Italy, Sri Lanka, Switzerland); acquired Woodstock Legal Services in early 2026; 20 active job postings as of mid-2026 with a strong focus on engineering, AI, and legal roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI + Regulation Moat**: Lawhive is both a technology platform and an SRA-regulated law firm – a combination that is difficult for pure-play legal tech startups or traditional law firms to replicate.
- **Lawyer-Friendly Model**: Consultant lawyers get pre-paid clients, full admin support, and AI tools, enabling them to earn more without non-billable overhead. This attracts top legal talent.
- **Transparent Pricing**: Fixed-fee and hourly pricing with no surprises – a key differentiator in a traditionally opaque industry.
- **Strong Investor Backing**: Backed by top-tier VCs (GV, Balderton, TQ) and an iconic US industrialist (Mitch Rales), providing both financial stability and strategic credibility.

## Strategic Focus
- **US Expansion**: With a Managing Director for North America and a growing US presence, Lawhive is aggressively scaling into the American consumer legal market.
- **AI Platform Development**: Continued investment in “Lawrence” to automate more legal workflows and improve lawyer productivity.
- **Network Growth**: Increasing the number of consultant lawyers (currently 300+) to serve more clients across more practice areas.
- **Geographic & Practice Area Expansion**: Operating in 6 countries and adding new legal domains (e.g., immigration, family, property) to capture broader demand.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values-driven organization emphasizing *bias to action*, *obsession with customers*, *communication first*, and *attention to detail*. The team is described as moving fast, thinking deeply, and pushing boundaries.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Lawhive’s consultant lawyers work from anywhere; corporate roles (engineering, product, sales) appear to be based in London with some remote flexibility (many job postings do not specify fully remote, but the culture page highlights “work from anywhere” for lawyers).
- **Notable Perks & Environment**: Engineers and product people get to work on cutting-edge AI applied to a massive, underserved market (consumer law). The company offers the chance to “transform access to the law” alongside world-class investors and a high-growth environment with 100%+ headcount growth. Roles span legal, AI/engineering, product, operations, and sales – all contributing directly to mission impact.

## Sources
1. [lawhive.co.uk/careers](https://lawhive.co.uk/careers)
2. [lawhive.co.uk](https://lawhive.co.uk/)
3. [lawhive.co.uk/about-us](https://lawhive.co.uk/about-us)
4. [uk.linkedin.com/company/joinlawhive](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/joinlawhive)
5. [lawhive.co.uk/work-with-us](https://lawhive.co.uk/work-with-us)

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