Roxanna Sarkar- Patel

Roxanna Sarkar-Patel has a diverse work experience in the legal field. Roxanna is currently working as an Employment Lawyer at FisherBroyles, LLP since March 2023. Previously, they served as a Governor/DEI Governor at Old Palace School of John Whitgift starting from November 2020.

Before that, Roxanna worked as an Associate (Employment) at Howlett Brown from May 2022 to November 2022. Roxanna also held the position of Co Lead at InterLaw Diversity Forum from July 2020 to July 2022.

Roxanna gained valuable experience at RPC- law firm as an Associate (Insurance and general litigation) from May 2021 to April 2022. Prior to that, they had multiple roles at Mayer Brown, including Associate (Employment) from September 2020 to December 2020, Trainee Solicitor in the Real Estate Group from March 2020 to September 2020, and Trainee Solicitor in the Employment Group from September 2019 to March 2020.

Roxanna also worked as a Trainee Solicitor (secondee) at Unilever in the Corporate and Transactions Legal department from March 2019 to September 2019. During this time, they gained experience in various areas related to legal practice. Roxanna also served as a Trainee Solicitor in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution - Insurance and Reinsurance Group at Mayer Brown from September 2018 to March 2019.

Additionally, Roxanna has been a Junior Advisory Board Member at Aspiring Solicitors from August 2017 to September 2018. Their earliest work experience was as a Witness Service Volunteer at Citizens Advice from September 2014 to June 2016, where they developed skills in supporting witnesses and became familiar with court procedures.

Roxanna Sarkar-Patel began their education at Old Palace of John Whitgift School, where they attended from 2002 to 2010. Following this, they pursued a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in French Language and Literature at UCL from 2011 to 2015. In 2016, they enrolled at BPP University to study law, completing a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) in 2017. Roxanna then attended BPP Law School from 2017 to 2018, where they obtained a Legal Practice Course (LPC) degree in Law.

In terms of additional certifications, Roxanna Sarkar-Patel obtained their Solicitor accreditation from the Solicitors Regulation Authority in September 2020. Roxanna also holds a TEFL certification from TEFL Org UK (TEFL Scotland Ltd), although the exact date of completion is not provided.