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St Mary's Senior High School

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University of Technology, Sydney

Managing Associate at Lewis Silkin

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Lewis Silkin

Managing Associate

techUK

Vice Chair Skills Talent and Migration Group

Senior Associate

Managing a team of Immigration Consultants and Account Managers to provide UK immigration and nationality services to corporate and private clients. We are a client focused team with vast experience and expertise within our field, reflected in the quality and diversity of our clients.In my team we manage a large number of key corporate accounts for the firm from an array of sectors including oil and gas, technology, accounting and finance. We ensure that excellent service levels are maintained. I provide technical advice, training and guidance to HR professionals and individuals on a wide range of immigration matters. I supervise my team and provide them with training, strategic decision making and judgment calls as required.

Smith Stone Walters Ltd

Senior Manager, UK Immigration

Providing advice and completing applications in all areas of UK immigration and nationality law except asylum and court appeals. Client base consists of high net worth and ultra-high net worth private clients as well as small to medium corporate clients. Clients include a range of companies and entrepreneurial individuals involved in online gambling, IT, finance, oil and gas, construction, modelling, international diplomacy, hotels and automotive, amongst others. This involves finding pragmatic solutions to the needs of interesting individuals and companies in complex immigration situations, often to demanding deadlines. For example, ensuring applications are expedited to fit busy travel schedules, obtaining Home Office approval for exceptional applications that do not conform to the UK immigration and nationality rules and training corporate clients to successfully handle spot audits of their internal immigration and right to work check procedures by the Home Office.

Mishcon de Reya

Solicitor

Immigration and nationality law for high net worth private clients and corporate clients during a period of significant growth for the team. My role included mentoring within the team as a "people manager", participating in the firm's various networks and being involved in various consultations and policy proposals including the new Tier 1 Investor and Tier 1 Entrepreneur rules.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal

UK immigration and nationality law as well as assistance in asylum and commercial litigation matters.

Gherson Solicitors

Paralegal

Naomi Hanrahan-Soar