Amna Shahid

About Amna

Amna Shahid is a paralegal at Wimbledon Solicitors, based at our South Wimbledon office, working with the immigration team. She holds an LLB (Honours), awarded at 2:1, and is currently completing the Legal Practice Course (LPC LLM).

Amna has over two years of experience in immigration law. She focuses on asylum and SET (DV) cases, and she assists the firm's solicitors in preparing asylum appeal bundles for hearings before the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber).

Amna is committed to helping vulnerable people, which is at the centre of the firm's asylum and domestic abuse work. She works with clients in English and Urdu, and her work at the firm is carried out under the supervision of the immigration team.

Qualifications

• LLB (Honours), awarded at 2:1.
• Currently completing the Legal Practice Course (LPC LLM).
• Over two years of practical experience in immigration casework.

Areas of law

If you are not sure which of these applies to your situation, a short phone call with the immigration team will tell you.

Types of work Amna handles

• Preparing asylum appeal bundles and supporting evidence for hearings.
• Assisting solicitors on asylum and humanitarian protection claims.
• Assisting on SET (DV) settlement applications for victims of domestic abuse.
• Gathering and organising documents and evidence to support a claim.
• Liaising with clients to keep them informed and to collect what a case needs.
• Maintaining case records and tracking Home Office and tribunal deadlines.
• Handling confidential and sensitive documents with care.

How Amna helps clients

Asylum and domestic abuse cases often involve people at a vulnerable point in their lives, and the strength of a case can depend on the evidence being gathered, organised and presented clearly. Amna prepares that material carefully, so that each claim and appeal is supported by a well ordered bundle.

She is used to working with sensitive accounts and confidential documents, and she approaches this work with the care it needs. Her focus is on helping vulnerable people through a process that can be difficult to face alone.

If you are in immediate danger, call 999. The National Domestic Abuse Helpline is free and open 24 hours a day on 0808 2000 247. To speak to the firm about an immigration or domestic abuse matter, call our South Wimbledon reception on 020 8543 3302.

Amna's career so far

These are some of the milestones along the way.

1. 2024

   LLB (Hons)

   Amna graduated with an LLB (Honours), awarded at 2:1.

2. In progress

   Legal Practice Course (LPC LLM)

   Amna is currently completing the LPC LLM, the postgraduate course that follows the law degree.

3. Over two years

   Experience in immigration law

   Amna has built over two years of experience in immigration law, focusing on asylum and SET (DV) matters and the preparation of asylum appeal bundles.

4. Wimbledon Solicitors

   Paralegal

   Amna works as a paralegal in the immigration team at South Wimbledon, supporting the firm's solicitors on asylum and domestic abuse cases.

What to expect when you contact the immigration team

1. 1

   A short initial phone call

   You start with a short initial phone call, up to five minutes, so that the firm can understand your situation and confirm whether it is able to help. This call is not legal advice.

2. 2

   Clear next steps and funding options

   You are told what the likely next steps are and how your matter would be funded, including whether legal aid may be available for that type of case.

3. 3

   Careful case preparation

   Amna prepares your documents, evidence and appeal bundles, and the file is kept accurate and up to date as your matter progresses.

4. 4

   Support through each stage

   She supports your matter through each stage and each hearing, working alongside the supervising solicitor.

Common questions