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Barrister

East Anglian Chambers

TEDx Keynote Speaker

Workshop host

Schools workshops

Writer

About

LUCY BARNES SPEAKING - ABOUT

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"Advocacy to me extends outside the courtroom."

Lucy grew up on council estates. She went into care at 13 and fell off the “care cliff” at 16. Aged 18, she studies law at Surrey. She is now a barrister. Alongside her legal career, she set up charity Lawyers Who Care and is a vocal advocate for children's rights and social mobility for disadvantaged young people.

Trauma Aware Lucy Barnes
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PUBLICATIONS & ADVOCACY

"Care Leavers can (and will) be lawyers too."

MY JOURNEY FROM ADVERSITY TO THE BAR...

Inspiring hope for Care Leavers to be seen for their talents. #CareLeaversCan

@CEPbarrister

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Publications

Danielle Peters

Senior Solicitor, Family Justice, Crane and Staples

Keynote speech on trauma, care experience and neurodiversity at the Family Justice Board October 2025 annual conference

“A huge thank you to Lucy Barnes for her brilliant presentation at the Fielder centre.  What set this talk apart was the way her personal journey and lived experiences informed her professional perspective.  Lucy has an inspiring personable manner that engaged all sections of our audience. It was refreshing to hear such an honest, lived and expert take on neurodiversity and the feedback from everyone was glowing”

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#100faces campaign

Lucy was recently selected as one of the #100faces for the UniversitiesUK's #100faces campaign, celebrating the voices of 100 university graduates who were the first in their family to go to university. 

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