Meet the team

Antony Cooke 

Editor of Chambers Student Guide and Chambers Associate. Graduated from Durham University in Russian & French. Taught English at St. Petersburg State University. Previously worked at Michelin, managing teams in its European operations, and PricewaterhouseCoopers as an audit associate in Investment Management. Fluent in Russian and French.

Rich Simmons

Deputy editor of the Student Guide. Rich graduated with an MA in Medieval History from the University of Durham. He has worked on the past four editions of the Student Guide (and Chambers Associate), and before that worked for the publisher of a good university guide.  

Phil Roe

Deputy editor of the Student Guide's sister publication, Chambers Associate. He joined Chambers & Partners in 2007 from a global executive search firm, where he advised Private Equity clients. Has written extensively for both Chambers Associate and the Student Guide. Graduated with an MA in English from Oxford University, and is a theatre critic for London-based newspapers in his free time.

Sam Morris

Senior researcher. Sam graduated from the University of Leiden, The Netherlands with a first in Political Science in 2008 and from the London School of Economics with an MSc in Comparative Politics in 2009. He has worked for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Speaks Dutch and German.

Francesca Wright

Francesca read Classics at University College London and recently completed the GDL and LPC at the College of Law.

Elizabeth Sands

Graduated from the University of Warwick with a first in English Literature. Liz also writes for theatre.

Sara Veale

Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with degrees in English and Dance and recently completed an MA in Modern and Postmodern Literature at University College London. She currently freelances as a sub-editor for The Literateur. 

Paul Rance

Graduated from Exeter University with a first in English Literature and also spent a year abroad at the University of Toronto to read Canadian literature. He completed his MA in English at UCL in 2010.

Natalie Stanton

Graduated from the University of East Anglia in 2008 with a degree in Politics with Media. She recently completely an MA in International Conflict Studies at King's College, London.

Haleema Mansoor

Graduated in 2009 with a BSc in Applied Psychology and Photography from Pakistan and a MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of York in 2011. She briefly managed events and has been a freelance writer since 2005.

Sarah Parkhouse

Graduated from the School of Oriental and African Studies with a BA in Study of Religions. Sarah also produces theatre and is an associate artist of the Roundhouse, London.