Kezia Marriott, Chair
Kezia spent last year as the LYLG Welfare Officer, successfully raising awareness amongst members of the LYLG Welfare Fund. Kezia is now looking forward to assisting Victoria with consolidating the LYLG Membership database, and raising funds to ensure a fantastic array of events for members in 2010.
Kezia studied politics and sociology at the University of Bristol before taking the GDL and LPC at Guildford College of Law. She trained with Barlow Lyde & Gilbert (including a 6 month placement in Hong Kong), before qualifying earlier this year into the insurance litigation field at Robin Simon.
Victoria Lee, Past Chair
Victoria did an absolute immense job at raising awareness and running the LYLG during her time as Chair. Victoria has now stepped down to the new Chair, Kezia.
After graduating from Bristol with a Law degree in 2003, Victoria enjoyed a couple of gap years travelling around the world and a stint doing the LPC at BPP Law School before ending up at Rooks Rider Solicitors in Clerkenwell, where she qualified last year into the Private Client Department, dealing with HNW clients. When she is not working on LYLG matters, Victoria is an amateur photographer and sits on the fundraising committee for the NRAS.
Laura Jenkins -Vice Chair
Laura graduated from Sussex University in 2005 and then went on to do her LPC at Guildford. She is now working as a trainee in Simmons Cooper Andrew LLP - a boutique litigation firm in central London - after a year long internship programme in New York.
Last year Laura was part of the LYLG's Non Executive Committee, and has now been welcomed into the fold on the Executive Committee as Vice Chair. She is looking forward to starting her year with planning the annual Christmas Drinks...
Jude Perkins, JLD National Committee Rep
Jude assists with consolidating links with sponsors and generally raising the profile of the LYLG in London and abroad in Europe and the USA, specifically in association with the European Young Bar Assocation, and the American Bar Assocation.
Jude qualified in September 2006, and practices insurance and reinsurance litigation (specialising in professional indemnity work) at city law firm Elborne Mitchell. When she isn't doing lawyerly things Jude treads the boards in amateur theatre productions across London.
If you would like to contact Jude about the LYLG please email her at the address above.
membership@lylg.org.ukAnnalisa has been involved with the LYLG since it was the London Trainee Solicitors Group in September 2003, her first event involvement being one of the annual pool competitions. Annalisa's first role was Secretary, assisting the Chair running the committee meetings, carrying out administrative tasks, helping out with raising sponsorship and hosting of all the events including co-ordinating guests lists with the Events Officer. Annalisa built a comprehensive database of all the firms authorised to train so that all firms could be reached regardless of their size. Annalisa was Chair of LTSG for 2 years from 2004-2006, and now supports the LYLG going forwards.
Annalisa also sits on the European Young Bar Association committee and the Junior Lawyers Division of the Law Society.
Miranda Hearn - Events Coordinator
Miranda graduated from University College London in 2006 and then worked for two years for civil liberties firm Deighton Guedalla whilst studying the Graduate Diploma in Law part-time at BPP Law School. She has since moved to the City and now works as a paralegal at shipping law firm Waterson Hicks. She intends to do the LPC and qualify as a solicitor.
Miranda gained experience of events management whilst on the committee of Young Legal Aid Lawyers. She looks forward to supporting Events Coordinator Laura with this year's speed dating, summer drinks, ball and other LYLG events. Miranda is also interested in organising regular after-work seminars in 2010 and is interested to know what topics members would like to hear about.Please e-mail her with your suggestions!
Guy Williamson - Publicity Officer
Following qualification in Sept 2007, Guy joined the corporate finance team at Manches LLP. Guy is looking forward to being involved through the committee in the ever growing success of the LYLG and its events throughout 2010.
Guy is also actively involved with the Irish International Business Network and Co-operation Ireland and hopes to bring his experiences with these organisations to the LYLG. This year, Guy is running the London Marathon and climbing Kilimanjaro for charity.
Rhianon Ebsworth - Secretary
Rhianon studied Law and Criminology at Cardiff after which she took a gap year and spent four months living in Bordeaux, France working between several cabinet d'avocats. Rhianon then returned to the less sunny climes of the UK and completed my LPC at Northumbria University. She is also a member of the Welsh Lawyers' Society Committee.
Last year Rhianon helped out with events and publicity whilst she was on the LYLG Non Executive Committee, however is excited now to progress up to the Executive Committee, and take on the important role of Secretary.
Philip Lee - Assistant Secretary
Philip studied law at the University of Nottingham and graduated in 2009. After university, Philip began the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law and joined Osbornes Solicitors as a paralegal in January 2010.
Coming from afar, Philip lived in New Zealand, Singapore and Australia before moving to the UK for university.
Philip joined LYLG in late 2009 as a Student Representative for the College of Law, Bloomsbury campus before becoming more involved as Assistant Secretary.
Teresa Sillars, LYLG Administrator
lylg@sillarsandjones.com
Teresa, of Sillars & Jones Event Management, does a fantastic job carrying out the administration of the group and the sourcing of sponsorship deals. This leaves the committee free to focus on building on the reputation and success of the group.
Teresa is the members point of contact for reservation of tickets to all LYLG events.