Empowering Women in Law Together

 This month, we're shining the spotlight on Vic.

She's been incredibly busy achieving some remarkable milestones. Her dedication, hard work, and impressive achievements deserve recognition and we think it's only right that we celebrate her success and share those achievements with everyone...

"I set myself the task this year of “getting out there”, not only virtually, by increasing my, at the time, non-existent social presence, but also in person, by getting out there and connecting with fellow legal professionals; the emphasis being to get involved in legal communities to enable me to share my experience and knowledge.

Following this decision, opportunities suddenly appeared everywhere, or at least that’s how it felt.

I successfully applied to be a Mentor with Women in Costs and am currently mentoring two exceptional ladies, who are a credit to the profession. This gave me the confidence to apply to be an Ambassador with Ladies of Law and fortunately my application was successful. Being part of these two communities, led me to join Derby and District Law Society and take part in my first Legal walk in June 2026: making new connections and raising much needed funds for Access to Justice.

I also applied for volunteering opportunities with The Law Society and I am currently a volunteer for the Women in Law Pledge working group, supporting The Law Society’s ongoing commitment to advancing equality, diversity and inclusion across the profession.

Through my increased social presence and connections, I became aware of The Law Society’s Legal Runner community which supports Law Care, the mental health charity for the legal sector and on realising that there was no regional contact for Derbyshire, volunteered my services, which thankfully were accepted. I am now looking forward to holding my first Legal Runner event in Derbyshire.

To top it all off, I got to represent the ladies and take part in a football game at Tottenham Hotspur’s Stadium involving staff and clients, as part of Kain Knight's 50th birthday celebrations. That is something I will never forget.

What started off as a goal to “get more involved” has snowballed into something I could never have imagined was possible and I am only just getting started.

Don’t be afraid to take that first step, because you have no idea where it will take you and that’s exciting."


We are here for all this! Congratulations Vic! 🩷