Emma Brooksbank

Practice Areas

Emma is a highly experienced business immigration lawyer and partner at Freeths LLP. She leads a national team of specialist immigration lawyers who deliver client work in all UK business and personal immigration matters.

Emma has over fifteen years’ experience working with Russell Group universities and national and multi-national businesses. For many organisations and businesses navigating the immigration system is one of the only ways to secure the highly skilled, specialist employees they need to grow their business. The immigration system is however complex and ever changing and mistakes can cause delay and additional expense in securing vital recruitment.

Emma has supported her clients through Home Office audits and has dealt with a multitude of immigration compliance matters. Emma and her team undertake mock audits, providing compliance policies and training to support clients, and work collaboratively with clients to support their business objectives and minimise risk.

Emma works for clients of all sizes in both public and private sectors. She secures visas for clients looking to set up their business in the UK and secures sponsor licences for UK businesses intending to recruit from overseas. Her objective is always to make the immigration system work for Freeths’ clients and their businesses.

Emma is recognised by Chambers (2024 edition) as a Leading Individual.

Professional Memberships

Emma Is a co-convenor of ILPA, the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association

Personal

Away from work, Emma enjoys seeing live music, walking In the Lake District and spending time with her two daughters.

Clients

The Freeths immigration team have over 300 immigration clients.

Universities

At the last count, Freeths LLP represents over 80 universities and colleges across its different sectors. The immigration team counts the University of Leeds, University of Liverpool, University of Birmingham, Loughborough University, University of Sheffield and Oxford Brookes University amongst its current clients and regularly supports central and faculty HR, and their staff and students on complex immigration matters.

Local authorities

Emma provides specialist advice and support to resolve immigration matters for children in the care of local authorities including Sheffield City Council, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council and Darlington Borough Council. We are members of the E.M. LawShare consortium for public bodies to provide legal services in local government.

National and multinational businesses

Emma acts for 200+ UK based businesses, including:

Celsa Manufacturing Uk Ltd

Emma has been instructed by this international steel manufacturer to advise on multiple immigration matters. She is appointed to the Company’s sponsor licence and provides support on all entry clearance matters for their overseas workforce

DPD Group UK Ltd

Emma has been retained by DPD, the international courier business and part of the international courier conglomerate, GeoPost, to support their senior management team and HR team to act as a strategic partner