Belfast property consultancy, McConnell Chartered Surveyors, successfully acquired office accommodation for the US firm, one of the newest entrants to Belfast’s international law firm cohort.
The 10,329 sq ft office, situated in the Cylinder Building at the Gasworks, Belfast will be Ogletree Deakins’ first permanent premises in the city, following its arrival in Northern Ireland back in 2021.
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Originally opening with 25 paralegals, it has since grown to a team of more than 75 business professionals who work in a variety of roles. Members of the Global Solutions Centre in Belfast are a highly skilled group of paralegals who work in tandem with Ogletree Deakins’ US-based Immigration Practice Group to handle H-1B visas and PERM labour certifications, along with a host of time-sensitive work required for the firm’s high-volume business immigration clients.
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“When we launched Ogletree Deakins’ Global Solutions Belfast in mid-2021, we started in a serviced space in order to better understand the market landscape and maintain a level of agility and flexibility,” said Ivan Sim, director of infrastructure and real estate for Ogletree Deakins.
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