About Rebecca Hilsenrath
Before joining PHSO in 2021, Rebecca was Chief Legal Officer and then Chief Executive Officer of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Prior to that, after holding a number of roles in the then Government Legal Service, she was CEO of LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group) for five years, a national charity facilitating free legal advice to community groups and individuals in need.
Rebecca trained as a lawyer and began her career at Linklaters. She set up the National Pro Bono Centre in Chancery Lane and has sat on the boards of a number of charities and advice agencies, including the Bar Pro Bono Unit and the Mary Ward Legal Centre. She holds two honorary doctorates awarded in recognition of services to law and is currently the Chair of Governors of the London Academy of Excellence in Tottenham, sponsored by Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and Highgate School.