Immigration

Shahnaz joined Duncan Lewis in June 2011 in the Immigration Team at the Harrow office. She had previously completed work experience in the Immigration Department of the firm at both Dalston and Harrow offices. In December 2011 she was appointed as a Trainee Solicitor.

She has completed the Graduate Diploma in Law attaining a Distinction and the Legal Practice Course with Commendation. She has successfully attained a Masters in Law in Law and Society (Criminal Justice) and a Masters in Law in Legal Practice. She is qualified as a Level 2 Senior Caseworker under the Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme.

Shahnaz has previously worked with the Australian High Commission where she was a Team Leader in the Immigration Department working on temporary and permanent entry clearance applications. She worked on the Skilled Managed Migration programme. She has previously undertaken voluntary work providing legal advice and assistance at Tooting Law Centre.

Since joining Duncan Lewis Shahnaz has represented clients in all types of immigration and asylum matters from providing initial legal advice to appeals at the Immigration Tribunals. She is committed to the publicly funded work Duncan Lewis offers to those people in the community who are unable to afford high quality legal representation. Shahnaz is fluent in Urdu.