Lilah Howson-Smith

Practice Director, UK Politics & Policy at Global Counsel

Lilah Howson-Smith has a diverse work experience spanning several years. Lilah is currently a Director at Global Counsel, a position they have held since June 2022. Before that, they served as an Associate Director at the same company for a month. Prior to joining Global Counsel, they were a Senior Associate from April 2020 to May 2022.

Lilah also has experience in the political sector. Lilah worked as a Special Advisor at the Northern Ireland Office from July 2019 to February 2020 and at the Government Whips Office from August 2018 to July 2019. In addition, they were a Parliamentary Assistant at the House of Commons from September 2016 to August 2018, where they handled various responsibilities such as correspondence, diary management, event planning, research, and communications.

Furthermore, Lilah gained valuable internships in their earlier career. Lilah worked as a Research Intern at the Margaret Thatcher Foundation in June-August 2015 and at Broughton Castle in June-September 2014. Lilah also served as an Assistant Archivist at Gonville & Caius College Cambridge from September 2012 to September 2013.

Overall, Lilah Howson-Smith has demonstrated a strong background in politics, policy, research, and administration throughout their work experience.

Lilah Howson-Smith attended the Stephen Perse Foundation from 2007 to 2009, where they completed their GCSEs. Lilah then pursued their A levels at Stephen Perse from 2008 to 2013. Afterwards, they attended the University of Oxford from 2013 to 2016, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in History.

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