Ms Harriet Lavin > Exchange Chambers > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile

Ms Harriet Lavin

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Work Department

Crime

Position

Harriet has experience in defending in the most serious cases, including murder and Class A drugs supply. She has been praised by others including members of the judiciary for her high standard of trial advocacy. Confident and approachable, Harriet has also shown she has the necessary “soft skills” which allow her to communicate effectively with others as well as support clients through the process. She is well equipped to deal with the most vulnerable clients.

Harriet completed a three month secondment with the Crown Prosecution Service back in 2020, enabling her to gain valuable experience that ordinarily only employees of the Crown Prosecution Service would have. She is now a confident Level 3 prosecutor and has been instructed by the Complex Case Unit. She has prosecuted large scale drug supply cases involving Encrochat evidence.

Harriet has also applied her skills as a criminal advocate in regulatory work and inquests. Some examples include representing a local council in taxi licensing cases and presenting on behalf of Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Career

Called 2019

Languages

English

Memberships

The Middle Temple
Northern Circuit
Criminal Bar Association

Education

LLB Laws Hons: First Class
The London School of Economics and Political Science 2014-2017

BPTC: Very competent
BPP University, Manchester 2018-2019

SCHOLARSHIPS

Jerry Parthab Singh Scholarship: the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple (2017)

Regional Scholarship: BPP University Manchester (2018)