Lily Braunholtz
SolicitorLily is a solicitor in the firm's Employment and Immigration team. She qualified in August 2023 after completing her traineeship at the firm.
Lily assists with advising both employers and employees on a wide range of employment law (both contentious and non-contentious). She has assisted with tribunal claims and also provides clients with day-to-day employment advice, including drafting contracts of employment, workplace policies and advising and negotiating settlement agreements. She has a particular interest in equality and discrimination law.
Lily also works with both individuals and businesses on a range of issues in relation to immigration, nationality and citizenship law. She assists with advising on various visa routes including skilled worker visas, global business mobility visas, family visas and visitor visas.
Lily is a member of the Employment Law Association and the Immigration Law Practitioners Association. She is also a tutor at the University of Edinburgh Law School.
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Redundancy and sponsored workers: key immigration points to consider
Redundancies can be one of the most difficult processes to go through for both employers and employees. It can be more difficult where an employee at risk holds a visa tied to their employment, such as a Skilled Worker visa. This creates additional obligations on the employer, and for the employee a redundancy can mean the loss of a visa and being required to leave the UK.