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Biography

Victoria is an English qualified solicitor with over 12 years’ experience in practice at Addleshaw Goddard and Linklaters, and as a professional support lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. After private practice, Victoria taught postgraduate law for Kaplan and BPP, and was course designer and subject matter expert for the contract law and business law modules of BARBRI’s QLTS prep course and lead on the development of BARBRI’s SQE courses. As Head of UK Business Development, Victoria leads on the strategy creation and execution of B2B contractual relationships and account management provision covering Law Firms, Universities, Corporate entities (including ALSPs) and Government and Public Sector. Victoria is Co-Chair of the International Bar Association’s Academic and Professional Development Committee and sits on the Education and Training Committee of the Law Society of England & Wales. Victoria is committed to improving access to the legal profession, and in 2020 co-founded the Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund with the City of London Law Society and Young Legal Aid Lawyers to support social welfare lawyers to qualify as solicitors to help improve access to justice for the most vulnerable in society.