The 'incredibly friendly and accessible' team at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP has 'great sector knowledge' within the education space, and continues to excel at advising universities in relation to tier 4 student visa applications/procedures, compliance matters and training. Praised for their 'very engaging. personable, and professional approach', Nerys Ireland and Francesca Smith are the main contacts in the team and are appreciated for their 'timely and robust advice'.
Testimonials
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‘The team has great sector knowledge, is responsive and informative in their advice. Their understanding of our teams and organisation really helps with the service that they provide.’
‘They have been phenomenal and their ability to answer almost any complex queries swiftly and in detail is brilliant.’
‘The team is very thorough in its approach, and provide robust advisory in each matter referred to them.'
‘The Eversheds immigration team is incredibly friendly and accessible which makes them a joy to work with! They are able to explain complex immigration matters in terms that a layperson would understand and also understand the education sector, which helps in gaining the advice that we need in pragmatic terms.’
‘Nerys Ireland and Francesca Smith are so approachable, reliable and understand the higher education sector.'
'Nerys Ireland and Francesca Smith have a very engaging. personable, and professional approach to working with us. The advice is consistently timely and robust, providing detailed outlines which enable the organisation to informed decisions.'
Key clients
- St David’s Catholic College
- Harper Adams
- Northeastern University London
- University College London
- Birmingham City University
- Leeds Trinity University
- University of Greenwich
- Sheffield Hallam University
- University of Bristol
Work highlights
- Advising St David’s Catholic College on the threatened revocation of their sponsor licence. Worked with the College to monitor their compliance and to put representations to the UKVI challenging the decision. This resulted in a successful result with the revocation being overturned.
- Advised and supported University of Greenwich on their external UKVI audit including preparation and attendance at the audit.
- Supported Leeds Trinity University with its Student visa application process by interviewing its students to assess credibility and to provide recommendations to the University as to whether to assign a CAS or not.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nerys Ireland, Francesca Smith