Helena commences her pupillage at Farrar’s Building, under the supervision of Aidan O’Brien. Prior to pupillage, Helena worked in an NHS Trust’s in-house legal team as a paralegal (2024-2026).
As a paralegal, Helena managed a large caseload of inquests and claims, handling cases in their entirety from conducting conferences with witnesses to attending hearings. She has experience of Article 2 and jury inquests across all areas of clinical practice. In this role she also assisted with providing ad-hoc advice to clinical teams, coordinating best interest meetings and subsequent serious medical treatment applications to the Court of Protection.
Helena has also previously worked in the Home Office and during her undergraduate degree, worked as a legal secretary in several law firms, gaining experience in family law, probate, and conveyancing.
Helena graduated from the Inns of Court College of Advocacy with a Distinction in the Postgraduate Diploma in Bar Practice. She previously obtained a Distinction in the PgDL and a First Class MA (Hons) in French and Spanish from the University of Edinburgh.
Education & Qualifications
2026 – Bar Practice Course, Inns of Court College of Advocacy
2023 – Postgraduate Diploma (Law Conversion), University of Law
2022 – MA French and Spanish, University of Edinburgh
Awards
2023 – Major Scholarship and Duke of Edinburgh Award (Inner Temple)
2022 – Exhibition Scholarship (Inner Temple)
Personal Interests
In her spare time, Helena enjoys reading, cooking and learning new languages.