Following in Lester’s footsteps

Young lawyers offered $25,000 fellowships

Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC died in August 2020, aged 84. In March 2022, his family held a celebration of his life and work, which I reported shortly afterwards:

As a young lawyer, Lester visited the American South twice during the civil rights era and wrote a report on race relations. His experiences there persuaded him that the practice of law could b…