Having worked as a COO, CEO and Managing Director, I use my many years of leadership experience to provide strategic business advice to companies and non-profit organisations in the legal sector and beyond. If you need to identify a future path, bring groups of leaders together and find solutions to issues holding your organisation back, I can help with straight-talking, honest advice that brings clarity and focus.Challenging boundaries and advocating for inclusion, I have founded, managed and advised organisations, including the National Association of Licensed Paralegals, the Institute of Paralegals, the Professional Paralegal Register, the National Paralegal Awards and CILEX, the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. I have dedicated my career to raising standards, enhancing consumer protection and celebrating the successes of paralegals and professionals working within the unregulated legal services market.OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT – LASTING LEGACYI was deeply honoured to be formally recognised for my work to develop the role of paralegals across the legal community, receiving an Outstanding Achievement Award at the National Paralegal Awards 2023. Throughout my career, I have striven to improve the status of paralegals, tackle injustice and enhance professional standards. I am proud to be a Patron of the Awards, which I founded in 2018. Linda Ford, CEO of CILEX, said:“Rita ... has done so much for the paralegal profession, through her work on paralegal qualifications, in modernising the IoP and founding the PPR. She has been a true champion of the profession, representing paralegals and their interests during a time when their role in legal services has grown increasingly important. She has created a significant legacy.”PUBLIC SPEAKER & AWARDS JUDGEA prolific public speaker, I enjoy sharing my expertise on a range of topics, including regulation, consumer protection, embracing talent, diversity and inclusion. I am often asked to be a judge, including at the British Wills & Probate Awards, Modern Law Awards, Law Society Group Awards, and Today’s Conveyancer Awards.Passionate about volunteering, I am currently a member of the health and wellbeing committee for LawCare, the mental health charity for the legal sector. I am also a member of the Public Legal Education Panel of the Attorney General's Office. Previously, I was a Trustee of Volunteer Centre Dacorum, an independent charity that builds communities and transforms lives through volunteering.