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Adam is a corporate solicitor at DLA Piper, specialising in M&A and cross-border transactions. He was a ������Ƶ Student Associate at the University of Birmingham.

Legal Director and Senior Counsel

Exec Sponsor, Rule of Law and CSR

James works for ������Ƶ, based in their London office, as Legal Director and Senior Counsel.  In line with a personal passion for access to justice, James leads ������Ƶ’s work in the UK on advancing the Rule of Law, with a focus on supporting digitisation in the free legal advice community.  He also heads up the UK CSR programme, encouraging employee volunteering and giving, making a positive impact on society and the communities around us.

A lawyer with experience both in private practice and in-house, James joined LN in 2012 as its UK General Counsel and was promoted to its board 2 years later.  He also led the legal function for ������Ƶ South Africa and for regulatory media organisation MLex after its acquisition in 2015

In 2017, he moved into a mainstream business role to gain non-legal experience, and worked as the Director of Customer Success and Engagement.  Leading a group of c.40 people at the front-line of the business, his team ensured that existing customers get the most value from our products and future customers can make informed and objective decisions when moving to services and tools within our product portfolio.

James returned to his current legal role at the start of 2021.

Away from the office, James is a Trustee for the London Legal Support Trust, an Officer of the International Bar Association, and an FA Level 1 Football Coach.

Gabriella is a trainee solicitor at DWF Law LLP. She graduated from the University of Leeds and completed her LPC Masters degree at the University of Law. Gabriella was a ������Ƶ Student Associate during her studies.

Charley-Travis Brennan, a solicitor at Irwin Mitchell, aids law career seekers via TikTok (CTBrennLaw). He was a 2019-2020 ������Ƶ Student Associate.

Darren is a Trainee Solicitor at Clyde & Co. Darren studied his law degree and LPC at The University of Law where he was a ������Ƶ Student Associate for two years at the Bristol and London Moorgate campuses.