Attorney Generals Office
Victoria Prentis KC MP engaged with local lawyers at Cambridges Fenners Chambers discussing opportunities in the region.
She later met with students at the Cambridge University Law Society to discuss career possibilities in the Government Legal Department.
The Attorney General Victoria Prentis said:
It was a pleasure to visit Cambridge today and meet with local barristers on the South Eastern circuit. We discussed the priorities for the Bar and the growing opportunities in the region.
Having travelled across the country last year as part of a law focused tour, it was a pleasure to continue the dialogue with people on the front-line of the justice system.
The Attorney General for England and Wales is the Governments chief legal advisor advising on some of the most pressing issues facing the Government. Alongside the Solicitor General, and the Advocate General for Scotland, she acts as one of the UK Governments Law Officers.
She added:
One of the biggest priorities for me is to highlight that the Government Legal Department is spreading its presence right across the country, expanding its horizons beyond London.
The opportunities for working on high-profile Government business is increasingly available right across the UK.
The Attorney General later spoke at the Cambridge University Law Society with Government lawyer Rameen Naylor-Ghobadian.
The President of the Cambridge University Law Society, Vivek Bilous said:
We were delighted to welcome the Attorney General to our Faculty yesterday; the members of our Society found her speech as well as her past experiences incredibly insightful, and thought-provoking indeed the discussion with her afterwards was.
Covering topics both legal and political and therefore enabling our students to better understand some of the key issues and dilemmas that the Government Legal Department faces in the present world, we are sincerely grateful for this fantastic collaboration with the Attorney Generals Office.
I would also like to thank the Cambridge Faculty of Law, for providing the venue, and Judy Ma and Shiva Saravanan, our dedicated Speakers Secretaries who helped to put on another fantastic event with the Cambridge University