Lisa Mulholland

Lisa is an associate solicitor and head of the firm’s Immigration team, specialising in all aspects of UK immigration and nationality law.

She completed her LLB Law Degree and Legal Practice Course in Bristol, before joining Stephens Scown in 2014. With over six years of experience in advising on all aspects of private and business immigration, Lisa qualified in 2016 and is a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association.

Lisa’s varied caseload involves assisting private individuals with applications for entry clearance, leave to remain and indefinite leave to remain under Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules, the Points Based System and non PBS categories, such as applications under the UK Ancestry Rules. This includes partners, parents, children and adult dependents of British Citizens, as well as applications for investors, innovators, skilled workers and students. Lisa has expertise and extensive experience in dealing with complex human rights cases, appeals, deportation, removal and judicial review proceedings, as well as applications for British Citizenship (registration and naturalisation). She also advises on, and prepares applications for EU nationals (and their family members) under the EU Settlement Scheme.

Aside from her personal immigration expertise, Lisa advises on and assists with a wide range of corporate immigration matters, including, sponsor licence applications, immigration compliance and due diligence, certificates of sponsorship and challenging civil penalty notices. Lisa provides training to businesses on carrying out compliant right to work checks and how to protect their workforce in light of Brexit.