Jessica Pinches is a solicitor apprentice, the first at Black Antelope Law, an award-winning law firm in Central London.
In March 2020, as a school leaver, Jessica began her legal journey in a non-traditional way as a business administration apprentice. Jessica was able to utilise skills from the administration department, following completion of her course and receiving a distinction grade, to begin her Level 3 Paralegal apprenticeship with CILEx Law School in July 2021. After receiving a pass grade, including a distinction grade in her written assessments. In the summer of 2023, Jessica commenced a Level 7 Apprenticeship with Barbri law school and has bright ambitions to qualify as a solicitor specialising in family law and civil litigation, one of a few in the profession who will qualify without ever attending university.