Young barristers and junior solicitors are invited to a networking event to help you build your professional networks and make new connections. 

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When
10 September 2026, 17:30 - 20:00
Event Type
Networking
Where
London
Topics
In-person

About the event  

The relationships you build at the start of your career will influence your work for years to come. Join us for an evening of networking with colleagues from across the profession.  

Our event will help you create a strong foundation early, to support both barristers and solicitors in building a sustainable practice.  

We'll start the evening with a practical panel discussion, exploring the aspects that make a good working relationship between barristers and solicitors. 

Why attend? 

You'll have the chance to: 

  • Meet junior barristers and solicitors you could work with throughout your career 

  • Build and strengthen your professional network and networking skills 

  • Better understand what each side of the profession needs from the other 

  • Hear from experienced practitioners sharing practical insights on how to work together effectively  

  • Share experiences and create new business opportunities 

  • Understand what makes a good instruction  

Who should attend? 

  • Junior barristers in their first 7 years of practice
  • Junior solicitors in their first 7 years of practice

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Panel session 

What's important when it comes to collaboration? What makes great client care?  Our panel of barristers and solicitors will be on hand to answer these questions and more.  

Julie Norris

Regulatory lawyer

Julie is a top-ranked Regulatory lawyer, advising law firms, solicitors, barristers, and judges on compliance, investigations, enforcement, and prosecutions. 

She is frequently instructed ahead of or during SRA investigations, with notable success in halting investigations pre-hearing, including those linked to the #MeToo movement.  

Julie is accredited by the Law Society in AML/CTF and regularly advises on regulator-led and internal inquiries. Her criminal law background strengthens her regulatory work, especially where criminal issues arise.  

She also advises in BSB and JCIO proceedings, and is recognised for her strategic insight, legal expertise, and commitment to safeguarding professional reputation. 

Lisa Pepper

Head of Divorce and Matrimonial Finance, Osbornes Law

Lisa Pepper is Head of Divorce and Matrimonial Finance at Osbornes Law and a leading London divorce solicitor with extensive experience in negotiating complex financial settlements.  

She advises a broad range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, combining strategic insight with a pragmatic, resolution-focused approach. Lisa is also a highly experienced mediator, helping clients reach constructive agreements outside of court. 

She is ranked by Chambers and Partners as a leading lawyer in both Family/Matrimonial Finance High Net Worth and Mediators and recognised as a Leading Partner in Family Mediation by Legal 500.  

Lisa is also recommended in both the Tatler Address Book and the Spears 500, reflecting her strong reputation within the legal profession and among clients alike. 

Selva Ramasamy KC

QEB Hollis Whiteman

Selva Ramasamy KC was called to the Bar in 1992. He specialises in the fields of fraud, serious crime, professional regulation, inquests and public inquiries. He is also a Recorder (part time Circuit judge).

He is joint Head of Chambers at QEB Hollis Whiteman, and is a Governing Master of the Bench at the Inner Temple. His is appointed as a member of: the Advocate Panel of Sports Resolutions, acting pro bono for athletes facing disciplinary proceedings; the Lawn Tennis Association’s Board Level Inclusion and Diversity Advisory Group (“IDAG”), assisting the LTA with advice on improving inclusion in tennis; the LTA’s Independent Judicial Panel (including authorisation at Chair level); the British Boxing Board of Control’s Stewards of Appeal. He is the Legal Director of the International Para-standing Tennis Association.  

Nicola Wallace

4PB

Nicola Wallace is a barrister and mediator at 4PB, London. Prior to her transfer to the Bar in 2006, Nicola was a solicitor and partner. 

With over 30 years litigation experience, Nicola now specialises in family, civil, commercial and workplace mediation.  Nicola is known for successfully mediating some of the most complex and intractable disputes.

Nicola is a co-writer of the Public Access course, the Public Access Sharpener course, the Public Access for Clerks Course. In addition, Nicola is the author of, and regularly delivers, our popular one- day Conducting Litigation Course.

Nicola holds an MSc in Art, Law & Business (distinction) with Christies/University of Glasgow and brings expertise to mediating disputes in the art world and cultural heritage sectors. She delivers training in-house and is a regular panel guest at conferences worldwide.

 

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