Nathan Stevens

Background

About Nathan Stevens

Solicitor and asylum and immigration legal representative - Level 2 IAAS senior caseworker. Experience of handling all forms of immigration casework including asylum applications and appeals, dependant and spouse visas, family applications, EU Settlement Scheme applications, unlawful detention, judicial review applications and deportation and bail matters. Experience coordinating projects providing advice and assistance to homeless and vulnerable migrants, including providing legal advice and assistance in complex immigration and asylum matters. Experience of fast-track asylum cases, detention surgeries in Immigration Removal Centres and prison visits. Experience in managing a large and diverse caseload (100 active cases) including assisting victims of torture, human trafficking, child slaves and those suffering from mental health problems, rape, sexual and violent trauma. Particular specialisation and interest in advising and representing unaccompanied minors. Strong skills in analysing information and evidence, legal research, advocacy in the First-Tier and Upper Tribunals (Asylum and Immigration Chamber), strong empathy while maintaining professional detachment, interviewing clients including using interpreters. Structured and disciplined, goal-oriented (400m sprinter) Other experience: Lobbying on behalf of NGO at UN Human Rights Council, Geneva Former trustee of an English language charity Media appearances on BBC Radio 4, Channel 4 News and other national media