Helena Ifeka and Ameer Ismail become Cloisters tenants

Written by Cloisters

Helena Ifeka

Ameer Ismail

We are delighted to announce that Helena Ifeka and Ameer Ismail have successfully completed their pupillages and join Cloisters as tenants.

Helena Ifeka

Helena was called to the Bar in 2020. She has twelve years of experience outside of law, working as a commercial director and programme manager, enabling her to quickly identify problems and propose practical solutions. Helena practices in employment, personal injury, and civil/commercial law. She is a strong trial advocate, who in the past year has appeared at appellate level as well as in the ET and civil courts.

Ameer Ismail

Ameer was called to the Bar in 2021. Before undertaking pupillage, Ameer worked as a research assistant to Professor Mindy Chen-Wishart at the University of Oxford, helping her update certain chapters in the 33rd and 34th editions of Chitty on Contracts. He has also obtained experience in the legal pro-bono sector whilst studying on the Barrister Training Course (BTC). In particular, Ameer volunteered as a Student Adviser at BPP’s Legal Advice Clinic, drafting letters of legal advice to clients and he also volunteered in writing case summaries for the Leasehold Advisory Service (LEASE).