Sam Grimley
Pupil
Sam commenced pupillage at One Essex Court in October 2024.
Sam was awarded three major scholarships to study for the BCL at Oxford University, and obtained distinctions in four options: Commercial Remedies, Philosophical Foundations of the Common Law, Law and Computer Science and Comparative Copyright.
Before coming to the Bar, Sam was a songwriter, record producer and session musician. He worked with artists including Sir Tom Jones, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J.
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Previous Employment
• Legal Assistant, Keating Chambers, London (2022-2023)
• Guitarist and Keyboard Player, Sir Tom Jones (2011-2014)
• Guitarist and Keyboard Player, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club (2009-2011)
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Education
• Bachelor of Civil Law, University of Oxford (Distinction)
• LLM Law Conversion, BPP University (Distinction)
• BA Music, University of York (First)
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Scholarships and Awards
- Gray's Inn, Arden Scholarship
- Gray’s Inn, Bedingfield Scholarship
- South Square Chambers BCL Scholarship
- The Queen’s College Ewald BCL Scholarship
- The Faculty of Law Dean’s BCL Scholarship