Shanaz is a solicitor and a Level 2 Senior Caseworker in our Immigration team.
Shanaz is a solicitor in our Immigration team. She has experience in a wide range of immigration and asylum matters including leave to remain applications for partners/parents/children or based on Article 8 and/or Article 3 ECHR grounds; registration and naturalisation applications; settlement applications for domestic violence victims and those with refugee status. She has also worked on asylum applications for adults and unaccompanied minors and prepared asylum/human rights appeals and judicial reviews.
Shanaz also has experience in business immigration matters, including Global Talent visa applications.
Education and career
- Shanaz is accredited as a Senior Caseworker under the Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme
- Shanaz graduated from in 2016 with an LLB in Business Law. During her studies, she worked part-time as a clerk for Deighton Pierce Glynn
- She then moved into a legal assistant and paralegal role until 2018, assisting with housing, actions against police, and judicial review matters
- She joined Bindmans as an administrative assistant in 2018 and moved into a paralegal role in 2019, before starting her training contract in 2022
- She completed the Legal Practice Course (LPC) in 2023 and qualified as a solicitor in November 2023
Client feedback
- “It has been amazing working with you. If I ever need legal advice again, I will always come back to you and Bindmans. You have been incredibly professional, inspired confidence in me, and been extremely supportive.” – client, 2025
- “I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for making the citizenship application process both swift (about three months from start to ceremony) and stress free. I enjoyed meeting you and considered the money for legal guidance well spent.” – client, 2025
- “The service provided was outstanding with high level professionalism. Communications and listening to the client is incomparable. All aspect of the service provided to me were outstanding.” – client, 2021
- “The communication was very good. They were happy to answer all of my questions and explained everything to me very well to help me understand. They also listened to me very well and were very kind.” – client, 2021
