9, rue du Mont Thabor, Paris 1er +33 (0)1 40 07 59 59
9, rue du Mont Thabor, Paris 1er +33 (0)1 40 07 59 59
9, rue du Mont Thabor, Paris 1er +33 (0)1 40 07 59 59
9, rue du Mont Thabor, Paris 1er +33 (0)1 40 07 59 59
Founded by Margot Schoellkopf in January 2023, Schoellkopf Avocats is a French business law firm specialized in professional immigration.
We assist French and international companies in their growth by facilitating the hiring and integration of international talent. Our objective: enhance your global competitiveness, strengthen your teams, and meet your clients’ needs while ensuring legal security.
We dedicate a portion of our fees and time to Pro Bono services to promote access to legal assistance and justice for all.
Margot has been practicing law since being admitted to the French bar on February 7, 2018, Maître Schoellkopf has dual expertise in public law and immigration law.
She founded Schoellkopf Law Firm in January 2023 after working in various business law firms in Paris for five years.
Margot advises companies on hiring highly talented executives from foreign countries and manages their installation, integration and residency in France.
She provides her clients with expertise in labor law and the legal status of foreign nationals to obtain initial residence permits and their renewals within optimal timeframes. Her institutional knowledge allows her to facilitate her clients’ visa applications (short- and long-stay) before the French Consulate in their country of residence.
She also practices nationality law and advises clients on naturalization and nationality declaration procedures.
Margot regularly participates in the Paris Bar’s solidarity legal aid clinics to promote access to justice and to deepen her understanding of systemic issues in the French immigration system.
After graduating from law school, she contributed two years of service to the weekly legal clinics organized by the non-profit group La Cimade, which supports migrants and asylum seekers in France.
Capucine has been practicing law since being sworn in on December 15, 2025, and possesses expertise in family and employment-based immigration law.
After studying European law at the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, she obtained a Master II degree in the law of the mobility of persons from the University of Paris Nanterre.
Capucine has gained solid experience in immigration advisory services and litigation through several internships at law firms and at the Administrative Court of Paris.
She joined Schoellkopf Avocat in January 2026 as a junior associate. She works on matters concerning labor law and foreign nationals’ residency status in France—including work permits and initial or renewed residence permits—and advises the firm’s clients on obtaining long-stay visas.
She also handles cases involving naturalization by decree and by declaration.