Jennifer Josephs
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 2 : Crime
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Band 2
About
Provided by Jennifer Josephs
Practice Areas
Consistently recognised by the legal market directories as a leader in her field, Jennifer Josephs is a leading junior barrister on the Midland Circuit who prosecutes and defends in a range of areas of criminal law, including homicide, rape and fraud. She has been instructed in some of the most serious and important cases on the circuit, as leading and junior counsel, as well as on her own. She has particular experience in organised crime, child homicide, drug trafficking, gangland murders and serious sexual offences.
Career
Jennifer is a Grade 4 CPS panel advocate on the following panels: rape, counter terrorism, serious and organised crime and fraud, as well as general crime. She is an advocacy trainer and facilitator. Newcastle upon Tyne University LLB (Hons) Law. Called to the Bar in 2000.
Professional Memberships
Middle Temple; Criminal Bar Association; Midland Circuit.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Jennifer Josephs is a well-regarded junior who acts for both the prosecution and the defence. She has experience of handling complex sexual offence, homicide, firearms and terrorism cases, and is well versed in dealing with vulnerable witnesses.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jennifer is very well respected, always well prepared and popular with judges. She is extremely talented, composed and persuasive."
"Jennifer is very highly rated and an excellent defence and prosecution advocate. She is very fair, with a meticulous approach to issues and a pleasure to negotiate with."
"She is a superb counsel, undertakes complex cases and manages the finer details with ease."
"Jennifer is very well respected, always well prepared and popular with judges. She is extremely talented, composed and persuasive."
"Jennifer is very highly rated and an excellent defence and prosecution advocate. She is very fair, with a meticulous approach to issues and a pleasure to negotiate with."
"She is a superb counsel, undertakes complex cases and manages the finer details with ease."