About Us
Our lead Solicitor, Rachel Okello, has worked for a medium sized law firm in the city centre and also for a small high street practice. She therefore has a dynamic way of practising law to accommodate clients of all backgrounds. Rachel is a mother of 4, was born in Wales to Caribbean parents and is married to a Ugandan. She has studied law at University in France and worked as an English teacher in the Middle East. She considers herself to be very much a citizen of the world.
Rachel has been an immigration expert guest on BBC News and on BBC West Midlands radio, on IRIE FM radio in Jamaica, she is a regular immigration expert guest on Birmingham’s Newstyle radio and was an expert guest on “Immigration Matters” on Hope FM which is specifically aimed at Seventh Day Adventist church members. Rachel is the "Go To" person for the Grenadian online TV channel #RideAlong with Junior George. She sat as an advisor on immigration for the Jamaican Diaspora UK committee and sat on the then UK Government Windrush Advisory Panel.
Rachel won an award for Best Legal Advisor at the Bex Live Awards which was recognition of the hard work of the whole team. She has also been nominated for a Law Society best legal adviser award. Outside of her immigration practice Rachel is the founder of the online group Black Women in Politics – a cross party initiative aimed at encouraging women to engage in politic