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Clara is a Manager in Fragomen’s London office, with more than seven years of experience in UK immigration law. 

Clara provides strategic immigration advice to multinationals and household names, as well as SMEs and private clients on nationality matters, the Points Based System, sponsor licence applications and compliance, managing right to work obligations, and navigating the immigration consequences of mergers, acquisitions and restructurings. Clara advises both private and corporate clients from a broad range of industries, including media and entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, technology, construction, manufacturing and retail. 

Clara regularly published articles on matters such as right to work checks, the use of immigration routes and compliance with a particular focus on the construction and manufacturing sectors.

Clara is an experienced trainer and public speaker, having trained other immigration practitioners on behalf of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) and provided webinars for MAKE UK members over the last three years.

Prior to joining Fragomen, Clara trained at a boutique immigration law firm.

Clara speaks English, French and Spanish.

Education

  • BBP Law School, Legal Practice Course, 2018
  • University of Edinburgh, LL.M., 2017
  • The University of Kent, LL.B., 2016
  • Université Paris Nanterre, Licence en Droit français, 2015

More from Clara

Admissions

Court Admissions: Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

Professional accomplishments

Member, Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) and Board member of ILPA’s Training Advisory Board

Publications and lectures

Co-author, “How would earned settlement reforms impact construction?” Construction Management, 17 December 2025..

Co-author, “Illegal Working in Construction: Expanding Right to Work Checks.” Construction Management, 12 November 2025.

Co-author, “The immigration white paper: what builders need to know.” Construction News, 9 June 2025.

Co-author, “Immigration costs: what construction employers need to know.” CIOB People, 4 February 2025.

Co-author, “Right to Work Checks and Challenges Post-Brexit.” ILPA Monthly, 27 July 2021.

Clara ’s insights

November 19, 2025 | Media mentions

Construction Management: Illegal Working in Construction: Expanding Right to Work ChecksRead more

June 11, 2025 | Media mentions

Construction News: The Immigration White Paper: What Builders Need to KnowRead more

February 5, 2025 | Media mentions

CIOB People: Immigration Costs: What Construction Employers Need to KnowRead more

Clara ’s insights

November 19, 2025 | Media mentions

Construction Management: Illegal Working in Construction: Expanding Right to Work ChecksRead more

June 11, 2025 | Media mentions

Construction News: The Immigration White Paper: What Builders Need to KnowRead more

February 5, 2025 | Media mentions

CIOB People: Immigration Costs: What Construction Employers Need to KnowRead more

Clara ’s insights

November 19, 2025 | Media mentions

Construction Management: Illegal Working in Construction: Expanding Right to Work ChecksRead more

June 11, 2025 | Media mentions

Construction News: The Immigration White Paper: What Builders Need to KnowRead more

February 5, 2025 | Media mentions

CIOB People: Immigration Costs: What Construction Employers Need to KnowRead more

Country / Territory

  • United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Get in touch

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • Spanish

Contact information

Email

[email protected]

T:+44 (0) 20 7090 9463

F:+44 (0) 20 3006 8633

London

Fragomen LLP

1st Floor, 95 Gresham St,

London EC2V 7NA

United Kingdom

Clara ’s insights

November 19, 2025 | Media mentions

Construction Management: Illegal Working in Construction: Expanding Right to Work ChecksRead more

June 11, 2025 | Media mentions

Construction News: The Immigration White Paper: What Builders Need to KnowRead more

February 5, 2025 | Media mentions

CIOB People: Immigration Costs: What Construction Employers Need to KnowRead more

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[email protected]

T:+44 (0) 20 7090 9463

F:+44 (0) 20 3006 8633

London

Fragomen LLP

1st Floor, 95 Gresham St,

London EC2V 7NA

United Kingdom

Clara ’s insights

November 19, 2025 | Media mentions

Construction Management: Illegal Working in Construction: Expanding Right to Work ChecksRead more

June 11, 2025 | Media mentions

Construction News: The Immigration White Paper: What Builders Need to KnowRead more

February 5, 2025 | Media mentions

CIOB People: Immigration Costs: What Construction Employers Need to KnowRead more

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Get in touch

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[email protected]

T:+44 (0) 20 7090 9463

F:+44 (0) 20 3006 8633

London

Fragomen LLP

1st Floor, 95 Gresham St,

London EC2V 7NA

United Kingdom

Clara ’s insights

November 19, 2025 | Media mentions

Construction Management: Illegal Working in Construction: Expanding Right to Work ChecksRead more

June 11, 2025 | Media mentions

Construction News: The Immigration White Paper: What Builders Need to KnowRead more

February 5, 2025 | Media mentions

CIOB People: Immigration Costs: What Construction Employers Need to KnowRead more

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