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Sophia completed her pupillage in October 2024 under the supervision of Tom Harvey, Jude Allen and Kyra Cornwall.

Sophia is developing a broad practice and accepts instructions in all areas of private family law, including financial remedies, private children work, TLATA, and applications under the Family Law Act 1996.

During pupillage, Sophia assisted on a number of high-value financial remedy cases, including in the High Court and the Court of Appeal. She regularly undertook bank account analyses, reviewing disclosure and assisted on the preparation of court documents.

Sophia is a regular contributor to the Financial Remedies Journal website and also undertakes pro bono work with Advocate, the Bar’s national pro bono charity. Additionally, Sophia is a volunteer with the Bar Council’s “Barristers in Schools and Colleges” programme, where she regularly provides talks to school and college students to provide an insight into the Bar and what it takes to become a barrister.

Call 2023

Sophia has a good command of Spanish and French.

Gray’s Inn Young Bar Mentor

University of Oxford: Jurisprudence University of Law: Bar Professional Training Course

Scholarships, Awards and Prizes:

Monique Viner Scholarship (Gray’s Inn, BPTC Scholarship, 2022) University of Law Advocacy Scholar (2022) Brasenose College Exhibitioner (2020)

Outside of work Sophia enjoys travelling, the great outdoors and cooking.