Laurie Elizabeth Ketley

Laurie-Elizabeth Ketley

Year of Call: 2021

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Laurie-Elizabeth Ketley is a pupil barrister, whose pupillage is covering family and civil law, who joined 3PB in October 2023 and works from our Birmingham office. She is a first class degree student and acquired distinctions in all her modules. Laurie continued her studies with the University of Law, Birmingham, and went on to obtain a distinction in her Master’s degree. Laurie is a Baroness Hale of Richmond scholar, the most prestigious prize awarded by Gary’s Inn. Following the successful completion of her first six, Laurie-Elizabeth is now on her feet and available to take instructions in her own right, both to appear in court and on advisory matters.

Prior to pupillage, Laurie worked at multiple solicitor firms within both family and civil departments. She helped manage and progress cases from initial client contact, through to their conclusion. A partner at Willsons Solicitors described Laurie as ‘incredibly hard-working, dedicated to everything she does, conscientious and a person who can be trusted implicitly’.

Laurie developed the legal research skills a barrister requires, through initiating, managing and successfully negotiating a settlement figure in a civil claim, days before trial. Recently, she represented a vulnerable person, on a pro bono basis, in a County Court trial and was solely responsible for the case management and progression. Prior to the trial, she drafted written advocacy to persuade the District Judge to allow her the right of audience at the trial (without the client being in attendance), she was successful and after making oral submissions at trial, she saw her client's claim succeed.

She is an excellent communicator learned through her previous employment at solicitor firms and voluntary work with several pro bono clinics and the Citizens Advice Bureau. In addition, Laurie was a part of the Digital Justice Project, whereby she helped to create the first virtual reality courtroom and design a free ‘app’ for vulnerable clients to aid access to justice.

Laurie-Elizabeth has won several advocacy competitions, including; the Gary Slapper Memorial Moot and she made the final of BPP's ‘Advocate of the Year’ .

Outside of work, Laurie-Elizabeth enjoys spending time with her family, hiking and paddle-boarding.

 

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