Employment Law Senior Associate in Birmingham
How Can Talitha Help You?
Talitha is a Senior Associate in the Employment Law team, based in our Birmingham office.
Talitha advises on all business immigration matters as well as personal immigration matters. She has advised various sized businesses, from start-ups to multinational companies who require advice and assistance with business immigration matters.
Talitha is also known for her expertise in dealing with complex immigration matters and providing pragmatic solutions for clients, and was named as a 'Rising Star' in Legal 500's 2024 directory.
Talitha assists clients with obtaining and maintaining a sponsor licence in order to sponsor migrant workers. In addition to assisting sponsors navigating the Sponsor Management System (SMS), she also advises businesses on sponsor compliance duties and prevention of illegal working. Talitha advises and prepares Skilled Worker and Intra-Company applications as well as dealing with Student and Graduate visa applications.
Talitha also assists overseas businesses on the immigration options open to them for establishing and setting up UK branches or subsidiaries.
She also advises high net worth individuals who wish to set up a business in the UK and investors who wish to invest in UK businesses.
In addition, Talitha assists with visit visa applications, family-based applications, settlement applications, citizenship applications, entry clearance and leave to remain applications.
Talitha is also involved in pro bono work working closely with various local charities.
Meeting Your Needs
Talitha is a qualified Solicitor and has specialised in immigration law for many years. She is very passionate about providing her clients with detailed and pragmatic advice. Talitha enjoys navigating the complexities of the Immigration Rules on behalf of her clients to provide them practical and easy to follow advice.
What Others Say
"Speed, accuracy, responsiveness, kindness. Strong team with great reputation. Talitha is a conscientious and service-focused lawyer." - Legal 500 2024
Ben Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Clean Energy Transition LLP: ''Talitha Degwa advised our firm on our application for a sponsorship licence and our subsequent sponsorship of a visa for a skilled worker. Talitha was a pleasure to work with throughout the process, as she was highly responsive and very well organised. Not only did she show a deep understanding of the relevant rules, she was able to provide us with succinct legal advice and she was sensitive to our commercial goals and preferences.''
Private client: ''Thanks to Talitha I feel sure in the all of the process. She provided me with all explanation and requests of essential information and clearly presented the process. I felt much more easy during the stressful process with Talitha`s support. I would use her service again and definitely recommend!''
Dr Petar Milin:''Talitha immediately struck me as extremely competent. Overall, there was no single aspect of Talitha's service that was not excellent; from her patience and pleasant ways of communication to swift, spot-on diagnosis of how the issue should be addressed. Naturally, under her supervision and advice, our application was successful after the first submission of additional required documents.
As someone who has PhD in Psychology, as well as training in psychotherapy and counselling during my undergraduate studies, I think I can say this with some professional credibility: Talitha truly excels in putting her clients at ease, in effortlessly gaining their trust with a well-tempered, calming way of communication, capable of both listening and giving the right advice at the right time.
I will always wholeheartedly recommend Talitha's professional services as I myself would always put the trust in her capable hands again.''
What You Might Like to Know
Talitha is an active member of the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA). She has also previously hosted webinars on the reformed sponsorship system and the Graduate visa route. Talitha has also had articles published in People Management Magazine, IT Pro, Thomas Reuters Practical Law and eprivateclient.
Talitha is also committed to working with the Government to create the best possible post-Brexit immigration system for her clients. She regularly makes written submission to the Home Office's calls for evidence on how to reform the immigration system.
In her spare time Talitha enjoys travelling and spending time with her family.