Li Xiang

I joined Lewis Silkin as a Legal Assistant in 2014 and progressed over 10 years becoming a Managing Associate in 2024. I represent businesses particularly in the financial services and technology sectors on their immigration needs. This includes advice on work based visas, sponsor licence compliance, prevention of illegal working, global mobility and remote working and strategic immigration support. I also support individuals with immigration advice including visa applications, eligibility for indefinite leave to remain and citizenship. Alongside the advisory work, I provide regular tailored online and in-person trainings for clients on various immigration topics. Before joining Lewis Silkin I worked for two years at a Big 4 professional services firm. Prior to that I worked for a magic circle law firm for a year as a corporate law paralegal. I was brought up in China and studied in Japan before coming to the UK. I hold a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Laws, both awarded by Shimane University, Japan. I am fluent in Chinese, Japanese and English and advise clients in all these three languages. I am a leading member of both the China and Japan desks. · Lewis Silkin

EnglandImmigration, Global MobilityChinese, Japanese, English

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About

Li Xiang is a Managing Associate in Lewis Silkin's Immigration team, advising businesses—particularly in the financial services and technology sectors—on work-based visas, sponsor licence compliance, prevention of illegal working, global mobility and remote working, and providing immigration support to individuals on visa applications, eligibility for indefinite leave to remain and citizenship. Li holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Laws from Shimane University (Japan), is fluent in Chinese, Japanese and English, is a leading member of the firm's China and Japan desks, and previously worked for two years at a Big 4 professional services firm and one year as a corporate law paralegal at a magic circle firm.

Practice areas

ImmigrationGlobal MobilityEmploymentCompliance

Office

England

Lewis Silkin · I joined Lewis Silkin as a Legal Assistant in 2014 and progressed over 10 years becoming a Managing Associate in 2024. I represent businesses particularly in the financial services and technology sectors on their immigration needs. This includes advice on work based visas, sponsor licence compliance, prevention of illegal working, global mobility and remote working and strategic immigration support. I also support individuals with immigration advice including visa applications, eligibility for indefinite leave to remain and citizenship. Alongside the advisory work, I provide regular tailored online and in-person trainings for clients on various immigration topics. Before joining Lewis Silkin I worked for two years at a Big 4 professional services firm. Prior to that I worked for a magic circle law firm for a year as a corporate law paralegal. I was brought up in China and studied in Japan before coming to the UK. I hold a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Laws, both awarded by Shimane University, Japan. I am fluent in Chinese, Japanese and English and advise clients in all these three languages. I am a leading member of both the China and Japan desks.

England

Expertise

Financial services sectorTechnology sectorSponsor licence complianceWork-based visasPrevention of illegal workingGlobal mobility & remote workingIndefinite leave to remain & citizenshipClient training and educationChina and Japan desks

Education

LLB, Shimane University (Japan)
LLM, Shimane University (Japan)

Languages

ChineseJapaneseEnglish