Before joining PHSO, Rebecca was the Chief Legal Officer and then Chief Executive Officer of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Previously, after holding a number of roles in the then Government Legal Service, she was the CEO for five years of LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group), a national charity facilitating free legal advice to community groups and individuals in need. She trained as a lawyer and began her career at Linklaters. She set up the National Pro Bono Centre in Chancery Lane and has sat on the boards of a number of charities and advice agencies, including the Bar Pro Bono Unit and the Mary Ward Legal Centre. She has established two schools and is currently the Chair of the Governing Body of the London Academy of Excellence in Tottenham. She holds two honorary doctorates awarded in recognition of services to law.