• Baroness Patricia Scotland

    Baroness Patricia Scotland of Asthal PC KC, is a lawyer and Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations. Baroness Scotland was the first black woman appointed QC in 1991. [...]

  • Barry Matthews, Deputy GC at ITV and the woman who inspired him

    Barry Matthews, deputy General Counsel at ITV, in conversation with Mrs June Foote, his school headmistress and a magistrate, who inspired him to succeed in life and train as [...]

  • Briony Clarke

    At the age of 31, Briony Clarke became one of the youngest ever female judges in the UK upon her appointment as a Deputy District Judge in 2017. Alongside [...]

  • Carolyn McCombe

    Carolyn McCombe is the former Chief Executive of 4 Pump Court, a role which was newly created when she filled its shoes. Carolyn began her career as a litigation [...]

  • Catherine Johnson

    Catherine Johnson is Group General Counsel at the London Stock Exchange. She advises the Board and senior executives on key legal matters and strategic initiatives, and previously was head [...]

  • Cherie Blair CBE KC

    An exclusive interview with Cherie Booth KC for First 100 Years. Booth is a leading British barrister specialising in arbitration, mediation, public law, human rights, employment law and European [...]

  • Clare Montgomery QC

    Clare Montgomery QC joined First 100 Years for a discussion about her life and career. In 2016 Chambers & Partners described Clare Montgomery as ‘the most formidable member of [...]

  • Clare Montgomery QC on her life at the Bar

    In 2016 Chambers & Partners described Clare Montgomery as ‘the most formidable member of the bar’. She is a highly respected specialist in criminal, regulatory and fraud law, known for [...]

  • Compilation

    A compilation of a few of our recent interviews that will be released soon!

  • Dame Alison Saunders

    Dame Alison Saunders was the second ever female Director of Public Prosecutions and the first lawyer from within the CPS to be appointed to the role. Alison is now [...]

  • Dame Bobbie Cheema-Grubb

    Dame Bobbie Cheema-Grubb is a judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court. She is the first Asian woman to serve as a High Court judge in [...]

  • Dame Elizabeth Gloster

    An exclusive interview with Dame Elizabeth Gloster for First 100 Years, sponsored by Simmons & Simmons. Gloster is a judge of the Court of Appeal in England and Wales, [...]

  • Dame Janet Gaymer

    An interview with Dame Janet Gaymer, DBE, QC, who most recently served as a Civil Service Commissioner and Commissioner for Public Appointments from 2006 to 2010. She was previously [...]

  • Dame Janet Gaymer and Rosemary Martin In Conversation

    This month saw the launch of the First 100 Years’ In Conversation series, which brings together two leading lawyers from across the profession to talk about the key issues surrounding women in law. Our first event posed the question ‘How Can Innovation and Diversity Shape the Legal Profession’.

  • Dame Janet Smith

    Dame Janet Smith worked as a barrister in Manchester for twenty years. She was appointed to the High Court in 1992 and then chaired the Harold Shipman Inquiry in [...]