The Bar Human Rights Committee (BHRC) is pleased to share this invitation to a one-day virtual seminar which BHRC is hosting in partnership with the Human Rights Lawyers’ Association on 28 November 2023 on Zoom, ‘Human Rights Careers, Skills & Values’. We would be delighted to have you join us and we encourage you to share this invitation with your networks, mentees, peers, students and junior colleagues who may benefit from participating.

Legal education is a core area of BHRC’s advocacy and we are especially proud to be partnering with the HRLA Young Lawyers’ Committee on this event, which aims to:

• Explore human rights careers and encourage law students to pursue human rights specialisms
• Help law students to discover the positive impact of probono work
• Encourage law students and early career lawyers to find out more about career opportunities in human rights legal practice and with international human rights NGOs

The seminar will be chaired by Stephen Cragg KC, Chair of BHRC, and will welcome as speakers:

Adam Wagner, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers;

Yasmine Ahmed, UK Director of Human Rights Watch;

Aswini Weereratne KC, Vice Chair of the Bar Human Rights Committee & Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers;

Grainne Mellon, Vice Chair of the Bar Human Rights Committee & Barrister, Garden Court Chambers;

Ruth Mercer, Solicitor, Southwark Law Centre;

Yasmin Batliwala MBE, CEO, A4ID - Advocates for International Development;

Camila Zapata Besso, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers & Member of the HRLA Elected Committee;

Bethany Hermaszewska, Caseworker at Advocate;

Jodie Blackstock, Barrister at Garden Court Chambers & Treasurer, BHRC;

Debra Long, International Policy Manager, The Law Society of England & Wales;

Haydée Dijkstal, Barrister at 33 Bedford Row & Member, BHRC Executive Committee;

Aarif Abraham, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers;

Ben Leather, Director of Peace Brigades International (PBI);

Helena Samaha, President & CEO of Lex Mundi;

Zimran Samuel MBE, Barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, Member of the BHRC Executive Committee & Family Law Barrister of the Year (2014);

Dr Felicity Gerry KC, International King’s Counsel, London and Melbourne & Professor of Legal Practice; and

Lui Asquith, Associate Solicitor, Russell-Cooke Solicitors & Vice Chair, HRLA …

… with more to be announced!

The seminar is open to UK and international law students (including undergraduates and postgraduate researchers), as well as trainee solicitors, pupil barristers and early- to mid-career solicitors and barristers who are interested in moving into human rights practice. Registration is free and all attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance from BHRC and the HRLA.