Lucy has a long standing interest in all aspects of criminal law and criminal justice, including access to justice, criminal appeals, and the legal profession. She has been awarded funding from multiple organisations to undertake research on access to justice, public funding cuts, Magistrates' courts and criminal appeals. Lucy also supervises the Criminal Justice Law Clinic under the umbrella of Sussex Clinical Legal Education and is Director of Sussex Law Clinics/Sussex Clinical Legal Education. Prior to joining academia, she spent 10 years working as a criminal defence solicitor.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Reader (Assoc. Prof) in Criminal Justice, University of Sussex
  • 2019–2022
    Senior lecturer, University of Sussex
  • 2016–2019
    Lecturer in Law, University of Sussex
  • 2011–2016
    Graduate Teaching Assistant/Assistant Lecturer, University of Kent
  • 2015–2016
    Solicitor, University of Kent
  • 2004–2015
    Solicitor, Bond Joseph Criminal Defence Solicitors

Contact Lucy for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision