Future Legal Mind Award 2019 won by University of Buckingham student

The winner of the annual Future Legal Mind Award has been named as Charley-Anne Gordon, a final-year law student at the University of Buckingham. The competition, which is run by National Accident Helpline, aims to find and celebrate future legal talent.

Charley-Anne used her essay and video submitted to the judging panel to talk about her ambitions of becoming a leading legal academic. The judges were impressed by her desire to use her legal training to benefit others and her ideas include writing her own legal textbooks tailored to the different ways in which students learn.

Tom Fitzgerald, managing director of National Accident Helpline and one of the judges for this year’s competition, said: “We received some excellent submissions from legal students and trainees this year. Charley-Anne’s particularly stood out to us because her passion and determination was so clear.

“Her ambition to teach and inspire others, while calling for change which will benefit society, is very admirable and she is a very worthy winner.”

Reflecting on her success, Charley-Anne commented: “My career ambition is to teach future generations of lawyers and inspire them with my passion for law. Campaigning for change is also very important to me and, as a disabled lawyer, I want to use my research as an academic to help break down barriers for disabled people entering the workplace.”

Charley-Anne will receive mentoring and networking opportunities alongside a fund of £2,000. She will also star in a showcase film highlighting her skills.

Find out more about this year’s competition here: http://www.national-accident-helpline.co.uk/future-legal-mind