Janet Wong
Janet studied the LLM in Commercial Law at the University of Cambridge. She will start as a trainee lawyer at a city firm in London. She is a casework volunteer for Advocate, a pro bono charity and a volunteer researcher at the Cambridge pro bono project, studying the use of pro bono cost orders. She is also advising a social venture start-up, Shaping Horizons, on business and legal matters.
Outside of law, Janet has hands-on experience with numerous community groups and organisations. She volunteered with the Ethiopian Women's Empowerment Group where she prepared workshops for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) women. She also interned with the International Drug Policy Consortium, an International NGO which advocates for the policy of harm reduction and a shift away from criminalisation and incarceration of drug users. She was also the BAME officer while at Cambridge University and organised a fundraising webinar discussing the works of four Black Feminist women artists.
“The law is an institution of power used by the State and private individuals. Often, the law exacerbates the imbalance of power between parties rather than corrects it. Those who understand the law are in the privileged position to defend rights, challenge abuses and protect themselves and others.
As legal practitioners and students, we must do our part in making the institution less intimidating and more user-friendly. Leducate promotes public legal education and makes the law more inclusive, by demystifying legal terms and positions.”
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