Rosamunde O’Dwyer
Rosamunde specialises in prison law, finding this passion during an internship in 2002/3 with the Capital Post Conviction Project of Louisiana, where she had a bursary from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to undertake research into the death penalty and the state of Indiana.
Rosamunde qualified as a solicitor at Fletchers solicitors in 2005 working in criminal defence. She qualified as a Duty solicitor the following year and was able to provide free and independent legal advice to those who do not have a particular solicitor in mind at both the police station and Magistrates’ Court.
Between 2008 and 2012, Rosamunde became a self-employed prison law consultant and prison law supervisor working for several firms in the Midlands and London.
Now working out of our Derby office, Rosamunde provides prison law advice and assistance and advocacy assistance under the legal aid scheme on licence recalls, parole reviews, lifer reviews and oral hearings to clients in custody across the Midlands and beyond.
She also provides a prison law service to those clients who do not meet the legal aid eligibility on a private paying basis.
Rosamunde aims to offer flexibility to clients in prison, offering in person legal visits, online or telephone advice subject to prison availability and the individual needs of the client.
Rosamunde is empathetic and non-judgmental, providing straightforward, down to earth advice in combination with preparation of cases to a high standard.
