معرفی
Sona Mehta is a Lecturer at The City Law School, City St George’s, University of London, where she has taught since June 2006. She coordinates and teaches on the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and the undergraduate LLB, focusing on Business Law & Practice, Drafting, Media Law & Practice (a course she authored), and Legal Skills. She also leads the LPC Mentoring Scheme, fostering networks among students and practitioners.
Education
- LLM International Business Law – London School of Economics and Political Science, 1994–1995
- BA (Hons) Accounting and Law – Kingston University, 1991–1994
- Postgraduate Diploma Legal Practice Course – University of Law, London, 1995–1996
Research & Professional Interests
Her scholarly and teaching interests span privacy and data-protection law, commercial and business law, and media law. She is a member of the Institute for Cyber Security at City, University of London, reflecting her engagement with contemporary data-protection challenges.
Professional Service & External Roles
- External Examiner, Legal Practice Course, University of Wolverhampton (2020–present)
- Former External Examiner, Legal Practice Course, De Montfort University
- Former External Examiner, Qualified Lawyers’ Transfer Test, College of Law
- Clerk to the Board of Governors, Deanesfield Primary School (2019–present)
Memberships & Fellowships
- Fellow, Higher Education Academy (2019–present)
- Member, Law Society of England and Wales (1999–present)
- Member, Institute for Cyber Security, City, University of London (2019–present)
Prior to academia, Sona practised as a solicitor in the Company/Commercial department at Bird & Bird, and later served as Staff Attorney at Blockbuster Entertainment Limited, advising on operational, advertising, consumer and commercial matters while delivering in-house training to Marketing and Operations teams.
