Jessica Dawkins

Jessica Dawkins is a Trainee Solicitor at Charles Russell Speechlys on the firm’s solicitor apprenticeship programme, studying for her LLB in Legal Practice at The University of Law and expected to qualify in 2026. She has completed seat rotations in Real Estate Disputes, Corporate, Private Client, and Family, and is currently on secondment to the firm’s Geneva office working within the Commercial Dispute Resolution team. Alongside her legal training, Jessica contributes to the firm’s pro bono initiatives including the Windrush Legal Initiative, the Kids In Need of Defence (KIND) justice project, and Disability Benefit Appeals, and completed a two-week placement with European Lawyers in Lesvos providing legal assistance to asylum seekers and refugees in Greece.