Katie Stephens – Pupil

Introduction

Katie Stephens began a specialist family law pupillage in October 2024 under the supervision of Carolyn Jones and Juliet Allen.

Katie previously worked as a legal practitioner for a local authority where she supported solicitors with deprivation of liberty proceedings and care cases from PLO to final hearings. She also acted as a research assistant to Dr Rob George for his book ‘Wards of Court and the Inherent Jurisdiction’. Katie previously interned at a family law solicitors and completed pro bono work with Advocate where she drafted documents required for private children and financial remedy matters.

Katie was recently runner-up of the Young Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) Legal Advice Competition 2024 which involved providing written advice on a sperm donor case in relation to contact and parental responsibility. In April 2024, she won the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn Debate Shield. Katie studied the bar course with scholarships from Lincoln’s Inn, the Family Law Bar Association, and the Leonard Sainer Legal Education Foundation.

In her spare time, Katie enjoys dance lessons, crafting, and spending time with her cat! She also volunteers with Bridging the Bar, an organisation that supports students becoming barristers from underrepresented groups at the bar.

Katie will be accepting instructions from 1st April 2025.