Yael Hagheray

Trainee Solicitor

Sector: UK Immigration
Location: London

Yael is a Trainee Solicitor with the UK team at Laura Devine Immigration. She assists in advising on personal and business immigration as well as corporate, high net worth and personal clients. Yael also assists on the day-to-day handling of immigration matters.

History
2021 – present – Laura Devine Immigration, London
2019 – 2021 – Pitblado LLP, Canada
July 2019 – Laura Devine Immigration, London (Summer Intern)

Education
2021 – present – Licensing Candidate at the Law Society of Ontario (LSO)
2020 – 2021 – National Committee on Accreditation, Federation of Law Societies of Canada
2017 – 2019 – LLB (Hons), University of Leeds
2016 – Study abroad, International Relations, Yaşar University (Turkey)
2013 – 2017 – BA in Political Studies and minor in Sociology, University of Manitoba

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