StopWatch
Rebecca Dooley is an experienced legal professional currently serving as the Legal Advocacy Manager at StopWatch since July 2022, having previously held roles as a Legal Advocacy Officer and a Volunteer. At Bhatt Murphy from January 2021 to August 2023, Rebecca represented Long Covid Groups in the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and was involved in civil claims against various government entities as a Solicitor. Additional experience includes roles as a Trainee Solicitor and Justice First Fellow, and extensive participation in Young Legal Aid Lawyers, where Rebecca was Treasurer and a National Committee Member. Prior positions include Legal Assistant at Deighton Pierce Glynn Ltd and multiple academic roles at the University of London, complemented by active engagement as a Union Representative for IWGB. Rebecca holds a Legal Practice Course and a Graduate Diploma in Law from The University of Law, along with a BA in History from Queen Mary University of London.
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StopWatch
StopWatch is the leading independent voice on stop and search and disproportionate policing. Formed in 2010, as a coalition of academics, lawyers, civil society organisations, and community stakeholders, StopWatch works to promote fair, effective and accountable policing. Our awareness-raising events, trainings and forums share knowledge and resources and provide safe spaces for those experiencing policing to be heard by policy-makers. Examples include the Y-Stop programme, youth designed and led training which focuses on descaling stop and search encounters and holding the police to account. Our legal members support legal research, individual complaints and strategic legal challenges. With no other civil society organisation solely focused on stop and search, StopWatch is building capacity and resilience, providing scrutiny and pressure and using research based on lived experience to ensure that changes are meaningful and impacts long-term. Since forming in 2010, StopWatch initiated a wide-ranging campaign against the disproportionate use of stop and search, the increasing use of exceptional stop and search powers and the weakening of accountability mechanisms. This includes legal and policy analysis, media coverage and commentary, political advocacy, litigation, submissions to national and international organisations and community organising.