Amal Clooney

Amal Clooney is one of the leading human rights lawyers in the world. She is described in the leading legal directories as “a brilliant legal mind” and a “superb” and “innovative” advocate and has won multiple awards for her work. She was recently Time Magazine Woman of the Year and the Legal 500 international lawyer of the year.

Amal defends women and girls around the world including victims of genocide and sexual violence, spearheading some of the most significant legal wins for ISIS survivors in recent years. She also defends political prisoners including wrongfully detained journalists, and has secured the release of journalists who have been arbitrarily detained around the world.

She is the co-founder, with her husband George, of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which wages justice by providing free legal aid in over 40 countries. Its work has led to dozens of journalists being set free and thousands of women receiving free legal support to defend their rights. The Foundation also provides a fellowship program to help young women lawyers across Africa launch careers in human rights.

Amal is admitted to the Bar in the UK and the US and is a Visiting Professor of Practice at Oxford University.