Called to the Bars of England and Wales (2009) and Northern Ireland (2013), in 2014 Paul began practising all areas of law following completion of a 12-month pupillage at the Bar Library, Belfast. In Northern Ireland, he has developed broad experience of all areas of law including general criminal legal practice, regularly appearing as sole counsel in the Magistrates’ Court, Crown Court and High Court in matters involving allegations such as serious violence, drug supply and weapons possession as well as having been led in regulatory proceedings covering diverse practice areas such as employment law and public law. This was preceded by three years of experience obtained at the employed Bar as in-house counsel for a PE-backed, international group of 11 legal technology companies based in London (BigHand, 2010-13).
Presently also a Tutor at BPP University Law School in Holborn, Paul is responsible for teaching and assessing Bar Training Course students in criminal trial procedure and advocacy skills.