16 Facts About Caroline Newman

Caroline Newman was born on 31 October 1963 and is a British solicitor, author, entrepreneur and diversity and equality advocate.

In 2014, Newman founded the African Women Lawyer's Association, which exists to promote the potential of women of African and Caribbean descent in the legal profession.

Caroline Newman was born at Kingston Public Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica to Renel and Girlie Caroline Newman.

Caroline Newman attended Newport Duffryn High School achieving 10 GCE O Levels and later attended Newport College of Further Education where she obtained a BEC National Diploma in Business Studies and two A levels.

Caroline Newman read law part time at the University of Westminster and graduated with a 2:1 in 1992.

Caroline Newman then earned a Masters in law and political science at the London School of Economics in 1995, where she wrote her dissertation on the Police and Criminal Evidence Act under the supervision of Michael Zander.

Caroline Newman was the first Black woman to be awarded a training contract at the firm and was initially one of only two black trainees and solicitors.

Caroline Newman raised the matter with the firm's management and was able to secure their commitment to introduce diversity policies and training.

Caroline Newman founded her business Lawdacity in 2006, a training and consultancy firm that coaches solicitors, barristers, judges, lawyers and legal executives.

Caroline Newman has authored a series of books including Legal Gold for Coaches: How to Sell and Deliver Coaching, Training, and Consulting Services to Lawyers, and features in Love Unboxed, an anthology published in 2017.

Caroline Newman has delivered equality, diversity and bias training to the legal community, police and armed forces.

Caroline Newman used her position in the AWLA to speak out against the mistreatment of Meghan Markle in the British press, calling for the 'racial discrimination' to stop and offering her solidarity.

Caroline Newman served as a trustee for the Howard League for Penal Reform for 15 years, pushing the government to adopt humane prison reform.

Caroline Newman was part of the Howard League's flagship research programme which ensured the release of girls under the age of 18 from British prisons into more suitable accommodation.

Caroline Newman helped to create the Citizenship and Crime Project in schools, which taught pupils of their rights and responsibilities as citizens.

Caroline Newman was married to Donald Peter Herbert OBE who is a barrister and founder of the Society of Black Lawyers.