Emma Spruce

‘Emma is confident and an excellent advocate despite being relatively junior. She deals with difficult situations in an organized and logical way.’
Top Tier
Legal 500, 2023

Experience

Year of Call: 2017

Education

BPP University: Bar Professional Training Course (Very Competent)
University of Oxford: MSc Evidence Based Social Policy
University of Reading: Law and European Legal Studies in Europe (First Class Honours)

Languages

French (Professionally Proficient)

Profile

Emma joined Chambers in October 2019 having successfully completed pupillage within Chambers. Since then, Emma has developed a busy practice across the spectrum of Family Law and has appeared a number of reported cases to date. She is confident acting alone or as Junior Counsel.

Emma was shortlisted for “Family Law Young Barrister of the Year” in the 2021 Family Law Awards.

Other Experience

Prior to commencing pupillage, Emma spent time working as a paralegal for two firms: Stewarts in London and Expatriate Law in Dubai. During this time, Emma assisted on a wide range of complex private finance and children matters which involved an international dimension. Emma has also volunteered for the Free Representation Unit and to provide training to expert witnesses at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and continues to volunteer for Rights for Women.

Before commencing her legal career, Emma was a keen oarswoman: representing Great Britain and winning the Boat Race for Oxford. Emma remains passionate about programmes with an ‘Access to Sport’ element for children.

Professional Memberships

Lincoln’s Inn

Association of Women Barristers

Directories

‘Emma is confident and an excellent advocate despite being relatively junior. She deals with difficult situations in an organized and logical way.’
Top Tier
Legal 500, 2023