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Sarah Hawkins is CEO of National Family Mediation. 

National Family Mediation is the largest provider of family mediation in England and Wales.

They have a network of dozens of affiliated members, each of which is a not-for-profit family mediation provider. Collectively they deliver family mediation in over 500 locations across England and Wales, delivering some 16,000 mediations per year. To find your local service call 0300 4000 636 or email general@nfm.org.uk or use your postcode here.

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Clare qualified as a Solicitor in September 2007. She is a Senior Associate and leads the Immigration Team, applying her extensive knowledge of immigration law to help clients find creative solutions to achieve their goals in the UK. She helps organisations to recruit and retain the migrant workers they need and supports individuals and families wishing to enter and/or remain in the UK.  

In addition to regularly obtaining Tier 2 General and Intra-Company Transfer visas, Clare’s work with charity clients means she also has experience of more unusual categories of the Points Based System, including Tier 2 Ministers of Religion and Tier 5 Religious and Charity Workers. She also helps education institutions protect their Tier 4 Student sponsor licences.

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