Lucy starts her 2nd six pupillage on 1st April 2025 and will accept instructions on civil, family, motoring and regulatory matters.
Lucy was called to the Bar in 2021 by the Honourable Society of Middle Temple. Lucy was awarded a Major Scholarship with Middle Temple and a Commitment to the Bar scholarship from BPP university (2021). Lucy graduated with a 2:1 from the University of Surrey in 2018.
Prior to commencing pupillage and founding Lawyers Who Care, Lucy was a self-employed paralegal for barristers specialising in immigration, employment and public law. She also volunteered as a Legal Advisor with the Child Law Advice Service in Colchester, advising in Children Act matters and protective injunctions.
Lucy is CEO and Co-Founder of Lawyers Who Care, the UK’s first mentoring non-profit organisation to facilitate mentoring and community support for care-experienced aspiring lawyers.
Trauma-informed law and neurodivergence:
Lucy is a trainer in trauma-informed legal practices and neurodivergence. She was a keynote speaker at the Garden Court Chambers seminar ‘Trauma-informed Practice in Family Law’ (September 2024), the Garden Court Chambers seminar on ‘Neurodivergence in the justice system’ (October 2023), and at the NAGALRO 2024 and 2025 conferences on neurodivergence in the Family Courts. Lucy also designed and delivers the training for Lawyers Who Care’s ‘Care Aware’ and ‘Trauma-Informed Law’ mandatory training for mentors.
Social mobility advocacy:
Lucy is an outspoken advocate for social mobility and has been recognised as one of the 100 faces in the Universities UK #100faces campaign as well as shortlisted as a finalist for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion of the year in the Women and Diversity in Law awards 2025. Lucy has also appeared on BBC4 Women’s Hour and the Times, as well as the Family Law Week podcast and the Commerce Meets Law podcast.
In addition to being a pupil barrister, Lucy is also a keynote speaker, both in the legal profession and beyond. To visit Lucy’s full portfolio of speaking engagements on her website click here and contact us to book her to speak at an event or conference.
Lucy has a number of publications including:
- Co-authored ‘Trauma and the Family Courts: developing a trauma-informed practice’ by Family Law Week alongside Amanda Meusz and Amanda Weston KC of Garden Court Chambers (24th January 2025). The article can be accessed here.
- Co-authored a Counsel Magazine article – ‘Unlocking potential: Lawyers Who Care’ alongside Kate Aubrey-Johnson from Garden Court Chambers (December 2024).
- Authored a Bar Council article – ‘Raising the Bar: Care-experienced people belong here’ (July 2024).
