Natasha Phillips

Researching Reform

Family Law

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Biography

Barrister and public affairs professional with four years' experience, gained working with parliamentary bodies, charities and pressure groups. Skilled in designing and implementing public affairs strategies, new media, social media, writing articles, press releases, legal analysis, briefings and speeches. Solid knowledge of Westminster and the legal system.

Prior to working in public affairs, I worked for a corporate law firm, Davis Polk & Wardwell, in the City and then went on to get married. I am divorced with an eight year old son.

Practice Area

Family Law: Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Languages

Bengali: Spoken
French: Spoken, Written
Persian: Spoken
Spanish: Spoken, Written

Professional Experience

Legal Researcher: Office of John Hemming MP; 2011 - Current; Carrying out legal research for the office of John Hemming MP. *Family Law *Injunctions and Super-Injunctions

Consultant and Secretariat: All Party Parliamentary Group for Family Law and The Court of Protection; 2010 - Current; Creating content for debates, events and social/ new media strategies. I wrote the press releases, welcome letters, summaries and transcripts for the Group's events.

Legal Expert: WikiVorce; 2009 - Current; Wikizine's legal expert, writing articles on family law and policy.

Consultant: Justice for Families and P.A.I.N; 2007 - Current; Private family law case referrals.

Author: Researching Reform; 2007 - Current; Created Westminster Debates; parliamentary debates bringing together policy makers, interested organisations and the public to highlight problems in the family justice system and find solutions. I organise and Chair these debates, write my own speeches and brief the panel, who I bring on board. Debates include The Westminster Debate for KIDS with Mishcon de Reya and The Westminster Debate for Fathers. The debates garnered national media coverage. Podcast Production; I interview politicians, family law professionals, charities and pressure groups; I also produce weekly family law news roundups. Author of Researching reform's online content. Implementing a range of social media to engage family law pressure groups and parliament. Voted a Useful Website by The Times, in 2008.

Consultant, campaigner and journalist: No2Abuse; 2008 - 2008; Campaigned to open an enquiry into child abuse in care homes in England; created and Chaired the Westminster Debate, "Failing to Care"; wrote articles on family policy and co-edited the No2Abuse website

Education

England, Britain: LL.B. | Law (English, EU and International); School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London; Honors: With Honours; Activities: Core Seven, plus Legal Systems of Asia and Africa. (Combined with a floater in Farsi)

England, Britain: Bar Vocational Course | English Law

Awards

JD Supra's Savvy Women in The Law.: JD Supra; 2009; Voted one of JD Supra's Savvy Women in The Law.

Website Award: The Times Newspaper; 2008; The Times nominates Researching Reform (ex Divorce Manual) as a useful resource for families going through divorce in England.

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