Farida is a Senior Associate Solicitor in our Scottish Refugee & Migrant Centre.
She is a member of the Law Society of Scotland’s Immigration & Asylum Sub-Committee. Farida completed her traineeship within a specialist legal service at a national law centre, working with women, children and young people in asylum, immigration and human rights law, and she has continued to practice in this area since qualification.
Farida’s traineeship was supported by The Legal Education Foundation through the Justice First Fellowship scheme for aspiring social justice lawyers. Prior to her traineeship, Farida worked as a casework coordinator with British Red Cross Refugee Services. Farida has also previously worked for the University of Strathclyde as a tutor in Human Rights Law.