Today we are joined by David Lammy, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice and Shadow Lord Chancellor, and has been the Member of Parliament for Tottenham since 2000. David served as a Minister in Government under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, with his final role being Minster of State for Universities. David grew up in Tottenham where he won a choral scholarship that just so happened to set him on the path for a career in the Law. He studied Law at the University of Law, and was the first Black Britain to attend the Harvard Law School where he got his Masters. Enjoy. 

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Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings is a series of conversations with leading lawyers from backgrounds outside the law.

David Lock KC explores how successful lawyers from "non traditional" backgrounds made it into the professions, what they did to get on, what legal practice demanded from them, what they did to stand out from their peers, and their top tips for the aspiring lawyers of tomorrow.

We would also like to invite you to join the conversation, and you can email us with your comments and questions at legalglassceilings@gmail.com, and you can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

We look forward to sharing these conversations with you, and very much hope you enjoy them.

Hosted by David Lock KC

Produced & Edited by Amy Jansen