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Rachel Knowles is an Associate Professor (Teaching) at the Faculty of Laws, University College London (UCL). She serves as Director of the UCL Centre for Access to Justice (UCL CAJ), overseeing its activities including the UCL Integrated Legal Advice Clinic (UCL iLAC). Her roles include regulatory compliance oversight, teaching on LLB and LLM access-to-justice courses, and convening modules on social welfare law.
Education includes a Bachelor of Laws from King's College London (2005), a Master of Laws from the London School of Economics (2006), and a Maitrise from Université Pantheon-Sorbonne (Paris I, 2005). She completed the Legal Practice Course at College of Law, London (2007).
Rachel specializes in youth community care law, representing vulnerable children and young people to secure statutory support. Her research interests focus on trauma-informed legal practice, contextual safeguarding frameworks, and systemic barriers to service access for homeless children and care leavers. She practices as a solicitor in education and community care law at UCL iLAC and sits as a Judge in the First Tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability).
Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals 16 (Peace, Justice), 4 (Quality Education), and 10 (Reduced Inequalities). No specific scientific awards are listed.
Teaching responsibilities include access-to-justice courses and social welfare law modules. Clinical legal education forms a core part of her pedagogical approach, emphasizing practical skills and ethical advocacy.
