Alexandra Wilson’s (2013, PPE) second book The Witness, a legal thriller, was published last month.

In The Witness, a young black man is arrested for murder. The case against him is strong – a mum and a teacher saw him standing over a body in a park, a knife still in hand. But his up-and-coming barrister Rosa knows how people prejudge, but most of all, she suspects something is amiss. So, she begins to delve deeper into the case, discovering secret after secret. The Witness is a thriller about how we judge guilt and the strength of a young woman.

Alexandra is dual qualified as both an attorney in New York and a barrister in England and Wales. She is an associate tenant of 4PB. Alexandra specializes in matrimonial finance and child custody with an international element. She has extensive trial experience and has advocated in complex family law matters in both trial and appellate courts.

After graduating from Univ, Alexandra attended law school in London before practising as a barrister in England and Wales. Alexandra obtained her second master’s in law from Columbia Law School in New York City, where she graduated with High Honors (in the top 10% of her class). Alexandra has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in England in The Lawyer Hot 100 and a Top 100 Changemaker by The Big Issue in 2021. She was also recognized as Barrister of the Week by The Lawyer and as Woman of the Year by Precious Awards in 2020.

In 2020, she published a bestselling book, In Black and White: A Young Barrister’s Story of Race and Class in a Broken Justice System. Alexandra is also an avid public speaker who has spoken at over 40 companies, law firms and schools.

The Witness is now available.

Published: 22 July 2024

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