Careers Breakfast: International Family Law Expert, Dr Emma Palmer

We were thrilled to welcome International Family Law expert Dr Emma Palmer to this week’s Careers Breakfast. 

Dr Palmer spoke to students about the different pathways into and within Law before focussing on her own specialities of child abduction, forced marriage and honour-based abuse. 

As Head of Family Law at Liverpool firm MSB Solicitors, Dr Palmer is the only lawyer in the North West to be appointed by the Government to act for parents abroad in child abduction cases. 

Aspiring lawyers and interested students from across the Senior School gathered in the Terrace Café for Dr Palmer’s presentation, which also included video appearances from her colleagues who gave examples of the best moments they had experienced in their Law careers.

Head of Careers Dr Hensman said: “This morning’s Careers Breakfast attracted students from all year groups and I would like to thank Dr Palmer for delivering an interesting and well-pitched presentation.

This morning’s talk attracted students from all year groups and I was pleased to see so much engagement from all of them, from the Sixth Formers who have already applied for Law courses to younger students who were interested in hearing about what it means to be a Lawyer.”

The presentation concluded with an explanation of the different routes into Law, leaving students with valuable and tangible advice for their future.