• Eleanor Sharpston QC

    Eleanor Sharpston QC has combined a career in practise at the Bar (specialising in European Union and ECHR Law) with an academic career first at UCL and then in Cambridge [...]

  • Eleri Rees

    Her Honour Eleri Rees is a Welsh judge. In 2012 she was appointed the Resident Judge of Cardiff Crown Court and Recorder of Cardiff, the first woman to hold [...]

  • Elizabeth Johnson

    Elizabeth Johnson is the first female Chartered Legal Executive to be appointed a judge. Elizabeth was appointed as a Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal on 25 January 2019. [...]

  • Fiona Woolf

    An exclusive interview with Dame Fiona Woolf for First 100 Years. Fiona is a British corporate lawyer, and served as Lord Mayor of London 2013-2014, the second woman in [...]

  • Frances Murphy

    Slaughter & May's Frances Murphy was one of the most formidable corporate lawyers in the City. As a woman, she carved a reputation for excellence at a time there [...]

  • Funke Abimbola MBE

    Funke Abimbola MBE is a solicitor who has consistently used her voice to champion equality and diversity in the legal profession. She is the former UK General Counsel of [...]

  • Harriet Wistrich

    Harriet Wistrich is an English solicitor who works at Birnberg Pierce & Partners. She is also the co-founder of Justice for Women, a feminist organisation which advocates for women [...]

  • Helen Mountfield

    Helen Mountfield KC is a British barrister and legal scholar, specialising in administrative, human rights, and equality law. She was a founder of Matrix Chamber in 2000. She has [...]

  • Hilary Heilbron KC

    Hilary Heilbron KC is an English barrister at Brick Court Chambers, with extensive experience in international arbitration and commercial litigation. She is also the daughter of Dame Rose Heilbron [...]

  • I.Stephanie Boyce

    I.Stephanie Boyce was elected the deputy vice president of the Law Society in 2019. This means she will become its first BAME president when she takes up the presidency [...]

  • Jacquelyn Maclennan

    Jacquelyn MacLennan is a Partner at White & Case and advises on issues related to corporate supply chain compliance, disclosure requirements, and Business & Human Rights issues. Jacquelyn acted [...]

  • John Steel Inspired By Marianne Steel

    In an exclusive interview with First 100 Years, John Steel KC discusses how he was inspired to become a barrister by his mother, Marianne Steel (who practised under her [...]

  • June Venters QC, the first woman solicitor to be appointed Queen’s Counsel

    June Venters QC, the first woman solicitor to be appointed a Queen's Counsel, speaks to the First 100 Years about her journey in law.

  • Katherine Ramo

    Katherine Ramo is an Associate in the Technology, Media, IP and Competition team at CMS. She is listed in the top global 30 Financial Times Women in Business HERoes [...]

  • Keily Blair

    An exclusive interview with Keily Blair, the first winner of the Inspirational Women in Law Awards organised by Spark21 in 2016. Keily is Director, Co-Lead of Contentious Data Protection [...]