Park Square Barristers Ltd.

Crime, Family

Crime

Emily Jo Willis is commencing her common law pupillage under the supervision of Dr Christopher Wood.

Emily Jo obtained several mini-pupillages, where she was provided with invaluable exposure to various aspects of the judicial system, such as conferences, bail applications, and witness handling. She gained a vast amount of transferable skills and knowledge from chambers across the North-Eastern Circuit.

Emily Jo’s excellent work experience proved useful during her time at Northumbria University. Emily Jo graduated with a Master’s in law and received a Distinction in the Bar Practice Course. She excelled in advocacy, particularly in her examination in chief module, ‘Criminal Professional Practice’. Demonstrating professionalism and confidence through the use of appropriate questions.

Family Law

Emily Jo Willis is commencing her common law pupillage under the supervision of Dr Christopher Wood.

Before commencing pupillage Emily Jo worked as a Court Clerk in the family courts on the North Eastern Circuit. Due to this, Emily Jo has developed excellent knowledge of the family courts which she used when managing various judges’ dairies. She gained valuable insight into judicial decision-making, which influences her advocacy. Her confident and approachable manner proved essential when advising and supporting litigants in person through the varying stages of family proceedings.

2021 - Financial Assistant at Sodexo, NUFC

2023 - Court Clerk for HMCTS

2024 - Pupil Barrister at Park Square Barristers, Teesside

2022 - University of Sunderland, Batchelor of Law Degree

2023 - Northumbria University, Masters in Law

2023 - Northumbria University, Bar Practice Course, Distinction