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The Movers and Returners Podcast
Support and Practical Advice for Barristers to Navigate Change with Confidence
About the Podcast
Hosted by Inner Temple practitioners, each episode features guests with expertise and lived experience in moving and returning. Together, they share practical guidance, professional insights, and trusted resources to help you make confident career moves. From retention strategies to tips for a smooth return, you’ll hear advice designed to sustain your practice and support your professional wellbeing.
Episodes are released on the first Tuesday of every month, giving you a regular touchpoint for guidance, encouragement and actionable steps.
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Latest Episode
Advocacy Unpacked: Developing Your Skills at the Bar
Bibi Badejo
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Bibi Badejo
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Bibi is a family practitioner who appears in cases covering a wide range of challenging and sensitive matters, including non-accidental injuries, fabricated or induced illness, and sexual and physical abuse. Bibi is also a recognised leader in advocacy training nationally and internationally. She is an accredited advocacy trainer at the Inner Temple (teacher trainer level); has trained trial lawyers from over 20 countries as founder of The Advocacy Coach; and has her own internationally acclaimed podcast, The Advocacy Podcast.
Yaa Dankwa Ampadu-Sackey
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Yaa Dankwa Ampadu-Sackey
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Yaa Dankwa is a family law barrister who is regularly instructed on behalf of parents in cases where there are significant disputes about where children should live and how much time they should spend with a non-resident parent. Yaa Dankwa also represents clients in cases involving domestic abuse and in cases with an international dimension.
David Miller
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David Miller
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David has worked in the Inn’s Education and Training Department since 2011. His current role is Education Programme Manager for the Inner Temple Established Practitioner Programme.
Bibi Badejo
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Yaa Dankwa Ampadu-Sackey
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Bibi Badejo
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Bibi is a family practitioner who appears in cases covering a wide range of challenging and sensitive matters, including non-accidental injuries, fabricated or induced illness, and sexual and physical abuse. Bibi is also a recognised leader in advocacy training nationally and internationally. She is an accredited advocacy trainer at the Inner Temple (teacher trainer level); has trained trial lawyers from over 20 countries as founder of The Advocacy Coach; and has her own internationally acclaimed podcast, The Advocacy Podcast.
Yaa Dankwa Ampadu-Sackey
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Yaa Dankwa is a family law barrister who is regularly instructed on behalf of parents in cases where there are significant disputes about where children should live and how much time they should spend with a non-resident parent. Yaa Dankwa also represents clients in cases involving domestic abuse and in cases with an international dimension.
David Miller
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David Miller
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David has worked in the Inn’s Education and Training Department since 2011. His current role is Education Programme Manager for the Inner Temple Established Practitioner Programme.
Bibi Badejo
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Yaa Dankwa Ampadu-Sackey
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David Miller
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Bibi Badejo
Host
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Bibi is a family practitioner who appears in cases covering a wide range of challenging and sensitive matters, including non-accidental injuries, fabricated or induced illness, and sexual and physical abuse. Bibi is also a recognised leader in advocacy training nationally and internationally. She is an accredited advocacy trainer at the Inner Temple (teacher trainer level); has trained trial lawyers from over 20 countries as founder of The Advocacy Coach; and has her own internationally acclaimed podcast, The Advocacy Podcast.
Yaa Dankwa Ampadu-Sackey
Bio
Yaa Dankwa is a family law barrister who is regularly instructed on behalf of parents in cases where there are significant disputes about where children should live and how much time they should spend with a non-resident parent. Yaa Dankwa also represents clients in cases involving domestic abuse and in cases with an international dimension.
David Miller
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David has worked in the Inn’s Education and Training Department since 2011. His current role is Education Programme Manager for the Inner Temple Established Practitioner Programme.
Previous Episodes
Unplanned – Navigating the Unexpected at the Bar
Sunyana Sharma
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Sunyana Sharma
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Sunyana is Head of the Inquest team at 3PB and, in addition to her inquest work, she practises in professional discipline and health and safety. She also sits as a Deputy District Judge in the County Court and as an Assistant Coroner.
Steve Broach KC
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Steve Broach KC
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Steve is a public lawyer with particular expertise in health, education and social care and disability and children’s rights cases. He is a discrimination specialist and has acted in many of the leading public law discrimination cases. Steve was named ‘Future Leader: Diversity & Inclusion’ at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2021 and co-authored Disabled Children: A Legal Handbook (Legal Action Group).
Sam Mercer
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Sam Mercer
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Sam is Head of Diversity & Inclusion and CSR at the Bar Council. She leads on the design and delivery of EDI support for the profession. This includes E&D training and good practice guidance, as well as the provision of direct advice and support to chambers and individuals. Sam has been responsible for high-profile programmes, including Baroness Harman’s Review into Bullying and Harassment at the Bar, and the Bar’s use of Talk to Spot; work on addressing earnings gaps based on sex and race; Wellbeing at the Bar; and she co-authored Bar Council’s Race Reports (2021 and 2024).
Stuart Pringle
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Stuart Pringle
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Stuart is Chambers Director at 3PB where he is involved in all aspects of strategic development of Chambers within the Senior Management team. He is responsible for the Credit Control team, is Chambers Equality and Diversity Officer and Welfare Officer.
Sunyana Sharma
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Steve Broach KC
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Sunyana Sharma
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Sunyana is Head of the Inquest team at 3PB and, in addition to her inquest work, she practises in professional discipline and health and safety. She also sits as a Deputy District Judge in the County Court and as an Assistant Coroner.
Steve Broach KC
Bio
Steve is a public lawyer with particular expertise in health, education and social care and disability and children’s rights cases. He is a discrimination specialist and has acted in many of the leading public law discrimination cases. Steve was named ‘Future Leader: Diversity & Inclusion’ at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2021 and co-authored Disabled Children: A Legal Handbook (Legal Action Group).
Sam Mercer
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Stuart Pringle
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Sam Mercer
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Sam is Head of Diversity & Inclusion and CSR at the Bar Council. She leads on the design and delivery of EDI support for the profession. This includes E&D training and good practice guidance, as well as the provision of direct advice and support to chambers and individuals. Sam has been responsible for high-profile programmes, including Baroness Harman’s Review into Bullying and Harassment at the Bar, and the Bar’s use of Talk to Spot; work on addressing earnings gaps based on sex and race; Wellbeing at the Bar; and she co-authored Bar Council’s Race Reports (2021 and 2024).
Stuart Pringle
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Stuart is Chambers Director at 3PB where he is involved in all aspects of strategic development of Chambers within the Senior Management team. He is responsible for the Credit Control team, is Chambers Equality and Diversity Officer and Welfare Officer.
Sunyana Sharma
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Steve Broach KC
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Sam Mercer
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Sunyana Sharma
Host
Bio
Sunyana is Head of the Inquest team at 3PB and, in addition to her inquest work, she practises in professional discipline and health and safety. She also sits as a Deputy District Judge in the County Court and as an Assistant Coroner.
Steve Broach KC
Bio
Steve is a public lawyer with particular expertise in health, education and social care and disability and children’s rights cases. He is a discrimination specialist and has acted in many of the leading public law discrimination cases. Steve was named ‘Future Leader: Diversity & Inclusion’ at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2021 and co-authored Disabled Children: A Legal Handbook (Legal Action Group).
Sam Mercer
Bio
Sam is Head of Diversity & Inclusion and CSR at the Bar Council. She leads on the design and delivery of EDI support for the profession. This includes E&D training and good practice guidance, as well as the provision of direct advice and support to chambers and individuals. Sam has been responsible for high-profile programmes, including Baroness Harman’s Review into Bullying and Harassment at the Bar, and the Bar’s use of Talk to Spot; work on addressing earnings gaps based on sex and race; Wellbeing at the Bar; and she co-authored Bar Council’s Race Reports (2021 and 2024).
Stuart Pringle
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Stuart Pringle
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Stuart is Chambers Director at 3PB where he is involved in all aspects of strategic development of Chambers within the Senior Management team. He is responsible for the Credit Control team, is Chambers Equality and Diversity Officer and Welfare Officer.
BLEMI (Barristers with Lived Experience of Mental Illness) aims to provide a mutual support network for their members, and to make the Bar more accessible to people with lived experience of mental illness. Membership of BLEMI is open to any current or aspiring barrister. If you would like to join the BLEMI mailing list, please e-mail Steve Broach KC.
Episode Three: Parenting in Practice
Sunyana Sharma
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Sunyana Sharma
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Sunyana is Head of the Inquest team at 3PB and, in addition to her inquest work, she practises in professional discipline and health and safety. She also sits as a Deputy District Judge in the County Court and as an Assistant Coroner. As a mum of two children, she is a mover and returner to the Bar. She has written for a number of publications, including an article on 'Kids, Court and Caffeine…How to survive having a baby at the Bar’ for The Barrister Magazine.
Emma-Louise Fenelon
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Emma-Louise Fenelon
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Emma-Louise practises in civil, public and human rights law at 1, Crown Office Row. She is a member of the Attorney General’s B Panel.
David Kemeny
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David Kemeny
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David is a barrister at 3PB. He is a personal injury and clinical negligence specialist who also acts in civil disputes and has been appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel.
Emma Price
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Emma Price
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Emma is a barrister at 5 Essex Chambers. She has a civil and public law practice, specialising in inquests and inquiries, civil claims (including human rights claims), judicial review, data and information law and personal injury. Emma is on the Attorney General’s A Panel of Counsel.
Sunyana Sharma
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Emma-Louise Fenelon
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Sunyana Sharma
Host
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Sunyana is Head of the Inquest team at 3PB and, in addition to her inquest work, she practises in professional discipline and health and safety. She also sits as a Deputy District Judge in the County Court and as an Assistant Coroner. As a mum of two children, she is a mover and returner to the Bar. She has written for a number of publications, including an article on 'Kids, Court and Caffeine…How to survive having a baby at the Bar’ for The Barrister Magazine.
Emma-Louise Fenelon
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Emma-Louise practises in civil, public and human rights law at 1, Crown Office Row. She is a member of the Attorney General’s B Panel.
David Kemeny
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Emma Price
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David Kemeny
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David is a barrister at 3PB. He is a personal injury and clinical negligence specialist who also acts in civil disputes and has been appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel.
Emma Price
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Emma is a barrister at 5 Essex Chambers. She has a civil and public law practice, specialising in inquests and inquiries, civil claims (including human rights claims), judicial review, data and information law and personal injury. Emma is on the Attorney General’s A Panel of Counsel.
Sunyana Sharma
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Emma-Louise Fenelon
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David Kemeny
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Sunyana Sharma
Host
Bio
Sunyana is Head of the Inquest team at 3PB and, in addition to her inquest work, she practises in professional discipline and health and safety. She also sits as a Deputy District Judge in the County Court and as an Assistant Coroner. As a mum of two children, she is a mover and returner to the Bar. She has written for a number of publications, including an article on 'Kids, Court and Caffeine…How to survive having a baby at the Bar’ for The Barrister Magazine.
Emma-Louise Fenelon
Bio
Emma-Louise practises in civil, public and human rights law at 1, Crown Office Row. She is a member of the Attorney General’s B Panel.
David Kemeny
Bio
David is a barrister at 3PB. He is a personal injury and clinical negligence specialist who also acts in civil disputes and has been appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel.
Emma Price
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Emma Price
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Emma is a barrister at 5 Essex Chambers. She has a civil and public law practice, specialising in inquests and inquiries, civil claims (including human rights claims), judicial review, data and information law and personal injury. Emma is on the Attorney General’s A Panel of Counsel.
Episode Two: Advocating with Advocate
Advocate is the Bar’s national pro bono charity. Advocate connects people who are unable to obtain legal aid and cannot afford to pay with barristers who volunteer their time and expertise for free. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Faye, Advocate’s Engagement Manager, visit our website or view the resources below.
Sophie Cartwright KC
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Sophie Cartwright KC
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Sarah Lucy Cooper
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Sarah Lucy Cooper
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Sarah is a family law barrister specialising in international issues. She has been a reviewer for Advocate for many years. Sarah is also a Family Recorder, Family Arbitrator and Family Mediator and Co-founder of the Working Group on Pets on Divorce and Separation.
Alex Findley
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Alex Findley
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Alex is a junior Barrister at Farrars Building Chambers practicing in mixed civil cases, with a particular focus on employment. Through working at Advocate Alex has been building a practice in probate and chancery work.
Sophie Cartwright KC
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Sarah Lucy Cooper
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Sophie Cartwright KC
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Sarah Lucy Cooper
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Sarah is a family law barrister specialising in international issues. She has been a reviewer for Advocate for many years. Sarah is also a Family Recorder, Family Arbitrator and Family Mediator and Co-founder of the Working Group on Pets on Divorce and Separation.
Alex Findley
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Alex Findley
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Alex is a junior Barrister at Farrars Building Chambers practicing in mixed civil cases, with a particular focus on employment. Through working at Advocate Alex has been building a practice in probate and chancery work.
Sophie Cartwright KC
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Sarah Lucy Cooper
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Alex Findley
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Sophie Cartwright KC
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Sarah Lucy Cooper
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Sarah is a family law barrister specialising in international issues. She has been a reviewer for Advocate for many years. Sarah is also a Family Recorder, Family Arbitrator and Family Mediator and Co-founder of the Working Group on Pets on Divorce and Separation.
Alex Findley
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Alex is a junior Barrister at Farrars Building Chambers practicing in mixed civil cases, with a particular focus on employment. Through working at Advocate Alex has been building a practice in probate and chancery work.
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Episode One: Volunteering with Advocate to Support Moving and Returning in Practice
Advocate is the Bar’s national pro bono charity. Advocate connects people who are unable to obtain legal aid and cannot afford to pay with barristers who volunteer their time and expertise for free. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Faye, Advocate’s Engagement Manager, visit our website or view the resources below.
Rachel Spearing KC
Master of the Bench
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Rachel Spearing KC
Master of the Bench
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Rachel Spearing KC is a Master of the Bench at The Honourable Society of Inner Temple. She leads the Movers & Returners program at the Inn alongside the Education and Training Team in support of their established Barristers programs. In 2012 she co-founded the Wellbeing at the Bar initiative with the General Council of the Bar.
Rebecca Wilkie
Chief Executive of Advocate
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Rebecca Wilkie
Chief Executive of Advocate
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Rebecca is Chief Executive of Advocate, the Bar’s pro bono charity, and has worked in access to justice for over 20 years. She began her career as a solicitor at Hogan Lovells before joining LawWorks, where she led a project establishing free legal advice sessions in low-income communities. She later became Programme Director of the Litigant in Person Support Strategy at the Access to Justice Foundation, coordinating national efforts to support unrepresented individuals.
Rebecca is an Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple and has held a range of trustee and non-executive roles, including with the Money Advice Trust, Advice Services Alliance, and Blackfriars Settlement. She is currently an adviser to the HMCTS Reform Programme.
Faye Pauffley
Engagement Manager at Advocate
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Faye Pauffley
Engagement Manager at Advocate
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Rachel Spearing KC
Master of the Bench
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Rebecca Wilkie
Chief Executive of Advocate
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Rachel Spearing KC
Master of the Bench
Bio
Rachel Spearing KC is a Master of the Bench at The Honourable Society of Inner Temple. She leads the Movers & Returners program at the Inn alongside the Education and Training Team in support of their established Barristers programs. In 2012 she co-founded the Wellbeing at the Bar initiative with the General Council of the Bar.
Rebecca Wilkie
Chief Executive of Advocate
Bio
Rebecca is Chief Executive of Advocate, the Bar’s pro bono charity, and has worked in access to justice for over 20 years. She began her career as a solicitor at Hogan Lovells before joining LawWorks, where she led a project establishing free legal advice sessions in low-income communities. She later became Programme Director of the Litigant in Person Support Strategy at the Access to Justice Foundation, coordinating national efforts to support unrepresented individuals.
Rebecca is an Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple and has held a range of trustee and non-executive roles, including with the Money Advice Trust, Advice Services Alliance, and Blackfriars Settlement. She is currently an adviser to the HMCTS Reform Programme.
Faye Pauffley
Engagement Manager at Advocate
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Faye Pauffley
Engagement Manager at Advocate
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Rachel Spearing KC
Master of the Bench
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Rebecca Wilkie
Chief Executive of Advocate
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Faye Pauffley
Engagement Manager at Advocate
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Rachel Spearing KC
Master of the Bench
Bio
Rachel Spearing KC is a Master of the Bench at The Honourable Society of Inner Temple. She leads the Movers & Returners program at the Inn alongside the Education and Training Team in support of their established Barristers programs. In 2012 she co-founded the Wellbeing at the Bar initiative with the General Council of the Bar.
Rebecca Wilkie
Chief Executive of Advocate
Bio
Rebecca is Chief Executive of Advocate, the Bar’s pro bono charity, and has worked in access to justice for over 20 years. She began her career as a solicitor at Hogan Lovells before joining LawWorks, where she led a project establishing free legal advice sessions in low-income communities. She later became Programme Director of the Litigant in Person Support Strategy at the Access to Justice Foundation, coordinating national efforts to support unrepresented individuals.
Rebecca is an Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple and has held a range of trustee and non-executive roles, including with the Money Advice Trust, Advice Services Alliance, and Blackfriars Settlement. She is currently an adviser to the HMCTS Reform Programme.
Faye Pauffley
Engagement Manager at Advocate
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