She succeeds Carol Sinnott, solicitor, and former chair of IILA for 2025/2026.

The IILA was founded in 2021 by solicitors specialising in immigration law to promote and improve advice and representation in immigration, citizenship, asylum and EU free movement of persons law through CPD events and information-sharing.

Recently the Association established working groups to represent their membership in negotiating and liaising with the Department of Justice with a particular focus on improving access for lawyers representing their clients through application portal systems.

IILA liaises with the court services, the Law Society and State Departments in relation to matters concerning immigration practitioners in Ireland.

Ms. Nugent is joined on the new committee for 2026/27 by:

• Kelly Coyle (Thomas Coughlan & Co Solicitors)
• Louise Corrigan (Louise Corrigan Law)
• Helen Moakley (Gibson & Associates)
• Hiro Ino (Hiro Ino Solicitors)
• Reza Nezam (RNL Solicitors)
• Kim Bowen (Mason Hayes & Curran LLP)
• Ángel Bello-Cortés (Inhouse solicitor, Fragomen Ireland Limited)
• Shehzad Bajwa (Bajwa Solicitors)
• Cristina Stametescu (CSHR Solicitors)
• Jesie Caudwell Kenny (Berkeley Solicitors)
• Sam Kavanagh (DLCM Solicitors)
• Jalil Rizvi (Sinnott Solicitors)
• Taise Azevedo (McGrath Mullen Solicitors)

Membership of the IILA is open to fully qualified immigration solicitors who hold practising certificates issued by the Law Society of Ireland working for both applicants and the State. Associate membership is open to trainee solicitors, legal executives and staff working under the supervision of a solicitor member of the association.

Applications for membership can be made by applying through the IILA website or by email to info@iila.ie.