Call: 2024 (England and Wales), 2019 (Nigeria)

Abd Al-Rahman (Abdul) began his pupillage with 36 Crime in October 2024.

Before this, he qualified as a Barrister and Solicitor in Nigeria and began practising as a legal aid defence lawyer in Abuja.

After returning to the UK, he worked with Pan-London charities helping unhoused individuals secure stable accommodation and received training in trauma-informed support for young victims of serious violence.

In 2022, he was selected as the Linklaters Legal Fellow at the law reform charity JUSTICE, where he focused on projects at the nexus of criminal and human rights law addressing the criminalisation of marginalised communities. He also served as a volunteer trade union representative for the Cleaners and Allied Independent Workers Union, assisting members in industrial disputes, including at the Employment Tribunal.

Most recently, Abd Al-Rahman was a senior advisor to the Nigerian government, where he developed policies to promote sustainable job creation at a Federal level.

Further information

LLB (Hons) – 2017
BL (Nigeria) 2019