Our guest for this week’s episode is the Solicitor and first-tier Tribunal judge, Nadine Clarkson.

In school Nadine received very little support for her dyslexia. In fact, her headmistresses didn’t believe dyslexia was real. Despite this, she gained 12 GCSEs was put onto an Oxbridge entry class – but again did not have the support a dyslexic needs to complete the A levels needed for successful Oxbridge entry. She eventually studied law to become a barrister.

Once graduated she found herself wanting to be part of cases which help change the lives of many and not just the individual in the case. To do this as soon as possible after qualifying she transferred and qualified as a solicitor with higher court advocacy rights.

She worked for eight years as a solicitor and had eight reported cases, including two successes in the European Court of Justice and one in the House of Lords, the precursor to the Supreme Court.

After having her children, she felt she could not work the hours required and look for an alternative career and decided to apply to the judiciary. She was appointed as a first-tier Tribunal judge in social security and have worked in this area for the past 11 years.

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