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Lily Belfer

Lily Belfer

187 Chambers, London

Position

Barrister

Career

Lily regularly accepts instructions to prosecute and defend in the Crown Court, as well as the Magistrates and Youth Court where she deals with a wide range of offences.

Lily is also instructed by the Nursery and Midwifery Counsel and has a growing practice as a Case Presenter.

Before coming to the Bar, Lily completed a traineeship at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France as the 2021 Nicolas Bratza Scholar from Lincoln’s Inn. As a part of her role, she conducted legal research, and drafted papers and speeches for the President and Registrar of the Court. She also worked as a research and campaign assistant for one of the world’s leading human rights organisations. Lily holds an LL.M in International Law: Crime, Justice, and Human Rights with Distinction from the University of Birmingham, and has delivered papers on international law at academic conferences across Europe.

Memberships

The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn

Grade 2 CPS Counsel

Women in Criminal Law

Criminal Bar Association

Education

The 2022 ICLR Pupillage Award

The 2021 Nicolas Bratza Scholarship from Lincoln’s Inn

Cassel Scholarship from Lincoln’s Inn for Bar Vocational Studies

City, University of London, LL.M Bar Vocational Studies in Advanced Criminal Practice

The University of Law (London), Graduate Diploma in Law

Best Orator Award at the 2019 Specialisation Course in International Criminal Law for Young Penalists at the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Italy

The University of Birmingham’s College of Arts and Law Masters Scholarship

The University of Birmingham, LL.M International Law: Crime, Justice and Human Rights

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