Saturday, November 2, 2024

Nottingham immigration law firm makes trio of strategic hires

Nottingham-based UK immigration law firm, OTB Legal, is expanding again, after making three strategic new hires. The firm has welcomed two associate solicitors and a new paralegal.Highly-experienced Kate Gamester joins OTB Legal as associate solicitor. She specialises in business immigration, sponsor licence management and compliance and right to work checks.

Kate has worked for a number of multinational household names throughout the course of her career, across a wide range of business sectors, and is also experienced with UK Expansion Worker sponsor licence applications.Meanwhile, Amie Higgins also joins OTB Legal as associate solicitor. Called to the Bar in 2005 and admitted to the Roll as a solicitor in 2008, Amie is a highly experienced and sought after human rights and public law specialist.Amie is accredited as a Supervising Advanced Caseworker under the Law Society’s Immigration & Asylum Accreditation Scheme (IAAS) and a former winner of the LAPG ‘Immigration Lawyer of the Year’ award.

Amie provides advice and assistance in all aspects of asylum and immigration law challenges on both a private and legal aid basis, where available. Amie also works as a legal compliance consultant, providing training and support to lawyers and law firms on legal aid, quality standards, equality, diversity and inclusion and safeguarding.

Finally, OTB Legal welcomes Bridget Umoru as a paralegal. Bridget was called to the Bar of England and Wales and has worked with various legal charities providing practical and emotional support to vulnerable clients. She is also experienced in providing high level day to day support to solicitors, particularly in immigration and personal law matters.OTB Legal’s Marcus Worthington said: “I’d like to extend a very warm welcome to Kate, Amie and Bridget – they’ll be key members of the team as we move forward and have extensive experience in immigration law.

“The high calibre of legal professionals we’re now attracting to OTB Legal is testament to our track record of getting the very best outcomes for our clients. I have no doubt that our new trio will build upon and enhance this tradition and their arrival is well-timed and builds momentum after our encouraging rankings in Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.”

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