Sara Lambert

Assistant Professor

Department: Northumbria Law School

Sara graduated with an LLB (Hons) from the University of Wales, Cardiff in 2001 and completed the Bar Vocational Course at Cardiff in 2002. She was called to the Bar by Inner Temple in July 2002.

Sara commenced pupillage at Angel Chambers, Swansea in September 2002, undertaking a mixed-discipline pupillage in the areas of criminal law, family law and personal injury. After the successful completion of her pupillage, Sara gained tenancy at Angel and specialised in criminal law. She developed a busy practice and was frequently instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service, the Department of Work and Pensions and local defence solicitors.

After relocating to the North East of England in 2008, Sara joined Northumbria University in 2009 as a Senior Lecturer. Sara is currently the Programme Leader of the M Law Exempting (Bar Professional Training Course). Her areas of teaching are primarily Criminal Litigation, Evidence, Advocacy and Ethics. She is the module tutor of Criminal Litigation and Witness Handling Advocacy on the Bar Professional Training Course.

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Key Publications

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Legislative approaches to recognising the vulnerability of young people and preventing their criminalisation, Wake, N., Arthur, R., Crofts, T., Lambert, S. Jan 2021, In: Public Law

Qualifications

Law LLB (Hons) September 01 1998
Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2015

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