Committee Members

President

I am a corporate and commercial paralegal at Clifton Ingram LLP.

I hope to continue with the great work that the JLD BB&O has done in organising a diverse range of social and educational focused events as well as contributing towards society by supporting our new chosen charity of the year, Berkshire Women's Aid

Farah Ali

Vice President

I have been an active member of the BB&O Junior Lawyers Division for two years firstly as Sponsorship Secretary and more recently was elected to be the Vice President. I am passionate about diversity and hope to promote accessibility in the legal profession to all.

Sophie Stone

Sponsorship Secretary

I am a recent LPC MSc graduate and I am the Sponsorship Secretary for the BB&O JLD committee. As Sponsorship Secretary I hope to aid the JLD in providing useful and fun events that assist aspiring solicitors to enter the profession and build their professional network.

Rebecca Staunton

General Secretary

I am a Commercial Property solicitor at Field Seymour Parkes having qualified in March 2020.

Sadia Azam

Social Secretary

I I have been on the Junior Lawyers Committee since March 2017 and enjoy working in the local community and helping to organise the events to grow the Committee’s presence across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

Isabel Boyce

Marketing Secretary

I am currently a Trainee Solicitor at Osborne Clarke, having previously worked as a Paralegal at Berwin Leighton Paisner and Mishcon de Reya. I joined the Committee as Marketing Secretary in October 2019 and I am involved in helping to promote the BB&O JLD and its events across various social media platforms.

Jessica Smith

Diversity and inclusion secretary

I am a trainee solicitor at Blandy & Blandy LLP in Reading.

I completed my LPC and MSc at the University of Law in Guildford, and LLB at The University of Kent in Canterbury.

Outside of work, my hobbies include going on scenic walks with my Yorkshire Terrier, baking and watching Netflix! I was keen to become a General Member of the Junior Lawyers Division because it offers a fantastic opportunity to network with fellow junior lawyers.

Kelly Loveland

Marketing Secretary

I am a Solicitor at Hitachi Europe Limited. I joined the committee in May 2020 as Marketing Secretary. I hope to help the committee continue the great work that it does by promoting events and networking opportunities for junior lawyers and increasing the committee's presence across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire through its various social media platforms.

Mamta Kudhail

Educational Secretary

I am trainee solicitor at Aston Bond and I am the Educational Secretary for our committee responsible for organising educational events and lectures.

Olivia Atkinson

Education Secretary

I am a GDL graduate with a BA Honours in English and will be commencing the LPC LLM this September with the University of Law to continue my journey to qualification as a solicitor.

As Regional Representative on this committee, I hope to encourage students and solicitors alike in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire to join the JLD and take advantage of the events, benefits and advice this fantastic forum provides.

Dinah Liu

General Member

I am a trainee solicitor at Field Seymour Parkes and act as a general member for the committee.

Jonny Farrell

Regional Representative

I joined the committee because I found that JLD was a great source of information and contacts whilst I was a paralegal and doing the LPC. I also really wanted to get involved in providing junior lawyers the opportunity to build their professional network and socialise. I am currently a trainee solicitor at Knights plc after being a paralegal there.