Meet your Committee: Jennifer Richards

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Meet your Committee

Jennifer Richards

When you were younger what did you want to be?

I wanted to be an au pair and do some travelling. I did a paralegal/ilex courses alongside other courses and really enjoyed learning about the law so concentrated on that area instead. If I didn’t work in law now I would probably be working with children.

What career advice would you give to your younger self? What’s the worse career advice you have received from someone? What’s the best/worst career decision you have ever made?

To my younger self, travel don’t settle down too early on, as once you start paying bills there is no end to them. Worst career advice, there is money in law. Best career decision was moving to crime as no day is the same.

If you could change one thing in your job, what would it be?

That the police respond more efficiently to outstanding criminal matters.

What’s the best bit about your job/work highlight?

We have a great team in Telford, we are very much a ‘work family’ so going to work is easy.

If you were a Judge for the day/what law would you change?

Financial penalties, if someone needs to take something to sell or eat, what is the point on giving them a fine that will only put pressure on them to become repeat offenders.

Favourite quote

Judge Onions himself “this isn’t a pick and mix society, you don’t get to choose which laws you abide by”.

Favourite movie

Memphis Belle.

Interests/hobbies

Love to read and go on city breaks.

Greatest Achievements

Four children, three grandchildren and a home.

Jennifer Richards

Jennifer Richards is the Honorary Secretary of Shropshire Law Society and Criminal Legal Assistant at PCB Solicitors.