Work
I work in the crime team at a busy solicitors’ firm in Peterborough. I am a Chartered Legal Executive Advocate (or CILEx Advocate for short). I represent clients in court, at the police station, and in prisons before the Parole Board or Independent Adjudicator.
After studying law at university I undertook the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives graduate fast-track diploma in criminal litigation and civil litigation. I became a Chartered Legal Executive Advocate in 2019, which gave me rights of audience before the court on top of my other roles at the police station and before the Parole Board.
Magistrates' Court Advocate
- Representing clients at the Magistrates' Court
- Trial advocacy
- Bail applications
- Sentence hearings
- Probation breaches
Police Station Representative
- Advising suspects at the police station, including for serious indictable-only offences;
- Making effective representations as to bail, lawfulness of detention, and authorisation for further detention
- Management of investigation-stage cases firm-wide
Prison Law Advocate
- Advocacy in prison adjudication hearings, before the Independent Adjudicator (district judge)
- Advocacy in parole hearings before the Parole Board
- Advice and assistance to IPP, determinate sentence and recalled prisoners
If you'd like to see my full CV, get in touch.