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Clementine Simon

Clementine Simon

Position

Clementine has a busy Crown Court practice defending people accused of dishonesty offences, weapons, serious violence, drugs, and domestic abuse.

Clementine acts as led junior or junior alone.

As junior alone, Clementine frequently defends in drugs cases representing young people and vulnerable adults who have been victims of modern slavery. Clementine joined 25 Bedford Row from Release where she ran legal-outreach projects at drug and alcohol clinics so she has particular expertise assisting those with substance use disorders. Clementine also appears in the Youth Court for unusually grave or difficult cases requiring certificate for counsel.

As led junior, Clementine has recently acted in complex frauds as well as firearms cases.

Career

Called 2021

Memberships

The Young Fraud Lawyers Association Female Fraud Forum Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum Women in Criminal Law

Education

Bar Training Course, BPP Holborn (2021) LLM in Human Rights Law, Birkbeck, University of London (2020) Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Law (2018) BA (Hons) English Literature & American Studies, University of Nottingham (2017)
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