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Monica Mastropasqua

Trainee Solicitor

Monica Mastropasqua

Trainee Solicitor

Monica is a trainee solicitor in Clarkslegal’s Immigration and Property teams, where she brings over three years of experience from her prior role as a senior paralegal in the Corporate Immigration team. During this time, she worked closely with senior associates and partners on a wide range of matters, including advising on the immigration implications of mergers and acquisitions, managing complex sponsorship licence applications from initiation to the successful grant of worker visas, and assisting with intricate private immigration matters such as Naturalisation and Indefinite Leave to Remain applications made outside of the Immigration rules, consistently achieving a 100% success rate.

In addition to supporting senior associates, Monica has also manages her own caseload and provided direct client advice. She has significant expertise in advising on Right to Work checks and sponsors’ compliance obligations.

Monica holds a Law degree and an LPC MSc in Immigration Law from the University of Law, Bloomsbury. Monica’s is an Italian native speaker can also speak and write in French and Spanish.

Monica is currently completing her training contract with the goal of qualifying as a solicitor in our Immigration department.

 

 

Monica has experience in running her own caseload and has assisted numerous clients achieve successful outcomes in both areas of immigration.

What our clients say

“I had a great experience with Ruth and Monica at Clarkslegal. Both were professional, knowledgeable, and supportive throughout. I am especially grateful to Ruth—she explained everything clearly and kept me updated every step of the way. Highly recommend!”

Google Review

“I had a fantastic experience working with Clarkslegal for my visa application. From the very beginning, Ruth and Monica were incredibly supportive, responsive, and professional. They submitted my application on a Friday afternoon, and I was amazed to receive my visa approval by Monday morning — incredibly fast! My wife’s and newborn daughter’s visas followed shortly after, just within a week. The whole process was smooth and stress-free thanks to their guidance. Highly recommended!”

Google Review

“Ruth and Monica at Clarkslegal supported us with professionalism and with a true sense of our required urgency – the turnaround time exceeded our expectations with the arrival of the employee a week earlier than expected! With their systematic and thorough approach, leading us through the application process for a sponsorship licence and subsequent visa . Ruth had a straightforward easy to understand style that I am happy to recommend to others.”

Google Review

“I really appreciate the support from Ruth and Monica at Clarkslegal throughout my Skilled Worker visa process. Their efficiency and clear communication made a real difference, and I was pleasantly surprised to have my visa approved within a week. Special thanks to Ruth for her constant communication and swift handling of the application.”

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