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Applying via an agency (for which the law society are acting as) like this is common.

There are a few of these agencies and it does get around the process of the firm having to get a licence. However, it isn’t necessarily straight forward as it means you have to be employed by the licence provider and then contracted out to the firm. This can often mean the firm ends up paying not only for the visa costs but also a marked up amount of your salary too.