Alexandra Wilson graduated from the University of Oxford in 2016 after studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics where she completed her thesis on police violence towards young black people. She then went on receive a graduate diploma from the BPP Law School in Law and then received her Master of Laws from the same University in 2018. She was awarded the first Queen’s Scholarship by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, awarded to students that showed exceptional promise in a career at the Bar.

As a barrister, Alexandra has represented a variety of clients charged with serious matters, specialising in young and vulnerable clients. Her practice includes private children, public children, domestic abuse and financial cases.

Since going public with her story, Alexandra has been interviewed for a range of TV and radio shows such as BBC News, BBC Radio 4, CBeebies, Good Morning Britain, ITV News (for Black History Month), Steph’s Packed Lunch, The Legal 500 Podcast and Woman’s Hour.

Her story went global and she was interviewed, featured and asked to contribute to print publications including The Big Issue, The Bookseller, Daily Express, Daily Mail, Ethical Editor, The Evening Standard, Glamour, Glasgow Times, Grazia, The Guardian, GQ, The Independent, The Law Society Gazette, The London Economic, Marie Claire, Personnel Today, Scottish Legal News, New Statesman, The New York Times, Stylist, The Sun, The Telegraph, The Times and TLS.

In 2020, she released her critically-acclaimed debut book In Black and White: A Young Barrister’s Story of Race and Class in a Broken Justice System. In the book, she explores the murder that influenced her profession choice, discusses what happens if you have an openly racist judge or jury and portrays a justice system in which a disproportionately large number of black people are charged, convicted and sent to prison.

She is very proud of having a mixed background; born in Essex to a white mother and a black father, her grandparents were born in Jamaica and came to England as part of the Windrush generation. Determined that everyone should have equality regardless of the colour of their skin, she founded Black Women in Law, an organisation with over 500 members that aims to united black women across the world in the legal profession. She also co-founded One Case At A Time, an organisation that facilitates legal funding and representation in cases of injustice for black people in the UK.

She has been on the safeguarding panel for the Football Association, is a trained police station appropriate adult, was elected to the Quality, Diversity and Social Mobility sub-committee of Middle Temple Hall as well as their Education sub-committee, and is a member of the Criminal Bar Association Social Mobility Committee.

Her success in her profession as well as in the media have meant accolades have been raining upon her including, Legal Cheek award for the Best Use of Social Media (2021), a mention in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 (2021), The Big Issue’s Top 100 Changemakers (2021), Woman of the Year 2020 at the Precious Awards and she was shortlisted for Woman of the Year 2020 at the Women of the Year awards.

Alexandra Wilson Speaking Topics

– Race

– Diversity and Inclusion

– Inequality

– UK Law

– Family Law

– Criminal Law

– Business Ownership

She has spoken at a number of events, including at Blackheath High School as part of their Black History Month celebrations, and in the Brown Rudnick’s Women in Business ‘In Conversation With’ series.

Below: Alexandra Wilson chats to Good Morning Britain with Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid about the now-famous incident where she was referred to as the defendant three times. 

Now a popular personality as well as barrister, Alexandra Wilson is the ideal choice for corporate events, particularly those involving young lawyers. Her education, professional and personal experiences inspire audiences of all sizes. She is passionate about justice and racial quality as well as diversity and inclusion for all.

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