Grace Robertson
BarristerCall - 2021
Grace graduated from Bristol University with a first-class degree in History, winning the best dissertation prize and becoming a published historian for her piece on the Chernobyl Disaster. Grace went on to complete the Teach First programme as an English Secondary school teacher in South Bristol, before moving to Australia to teach in Melbourne for a year.
Converting to law and returning to the UK, Grace remained a proud Teach First ambassador and advocate for children’s rights. During her law conversion, she worked alongside NYAS as a research assistant on children’s secure accommodation cases. She also presented to school children, running sessions promoting legal awareness as part of the Streetlaw organisation. Prior to pupillage, she worked with Advocate and BPP’s Family and Housing Law Clinic, aiding people to secure representation and advice in a full range of family law cases.
First, History BA, University of Bristol
Distinction, PGCE English Language and Literature
Secondary Education, University of Bristol
Distinction, Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP, London
Distinction, Bar Training Course, LLM, BPP, London
Lincoln’s Inn Denning Scholarship
BPP’s academic excellence award
BPP’s career commitment award
Bristol University best dissertation prize
Bristol University Graham Robertson scholarship
Justice
Lincoln’s Inn
Beyond children’s rights Grace is passionate about animal welfare, placing second in A-Law’s 2021 legal essay competition. Outside the realms of rights and advocacy, Grace is an enthusiastic runner, having completed the Edinburgh Marathon to raise money for Alzheimer’s Scotland. During lockdown, she is also sure she has annoyed those she lives with by pursuing her passion for singing and playing amateur piano.