Leah Cowling, Trainee Solicitor

Leah joined the firm in August 2025 and works with Alison Hunter and Katie Dilger on a range of immigration, asylum and nationality law cases. She has passed SQE1 and is currently studying for SQE2. Before joining Wesley Gryk Solicitors, Leah was working in the migration justice sector.

 

Previous experience 

• Legal Education Officer at Right to Remain. Responsible for writing and maintaining the Right to Remain Toolkit – an online guide to the immigration and asylum system, and the legal updates blog. Designed and delivered workshops including on the stages of the asylum system, preparing for a substantive interview, 10-year route to settlement and applying for a fee waiver.

• Casework Coordinator at the British Red Cross. Supporting people to make asylum support applications and appeals (Section 4, Section 95, Section 98, Schedule 10) in the Asylum Support team. 

• Legal research at Amnesty Scotland. Researched gaps in legal provision for the right to adequate housing in Scotland, with a focus on refugee and migrant communities. 

• Volunteer Caseworker at StrEEt Aware Law Clinic, in partnership with JustRight Scotland. Supported individuals in making applications for Settled and Pre-Settled Status under EUSS.  

• Volunteer Caseworker at the Unity Centre in Glasgow. Centre offering practical support to people in detention centres and people attending routine reporting events at the Home Office.