Jacqueline McKenzie | |
|---|---|
| Born | England |
| Other names | Jacqui McKenzie |
| Education | St Joseph's Convent and the Institute for Further Education, Grenada |
| Alma mater | University of the Arts London University of Kent |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Employer | Leigh Day |
| Known for | Human rights, immigration law |
Jacqueline "Jacqui" McKenzie is a British human rights lawyer specialising in migration, asylum and refugee law. Her legal career encompasses practice in the areas of civil liberties, crime and immigration with solicitors Birnberg Peirce and Partners, and since 2010 running her own immigration consultancy, McKenzie Beute and Pope (MBP), having previously spent more than a decade in senior local government roles with responsibility for equalities, community development, communications and urban development.[1] She joined human rights law firm Leigh Day as a partner in 2021.[2] She is the founder of the Organisation of Migration Advice and Research, which works pro bono with refugees and women who have been trafficked to the UK.[3] McKenzie has won recognition for her work seeking justice for victims of the Windrush scandal that initially gained notoriety in 2018.[4][5] She was named one of the top 10 most influential black Britons in the Powerlist 2022.
- ^ "Jacqueline McKenzie, Human Rights champion, lawyer, Chief Exec of Hibiscus Initiatives". HuffPost. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Immigration and asylum law specialist Jacqueline McKenzie joins Leigh Day". Leigh Day. 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Gains of the Grenada Revolution – March 13, 1979 – October 19, 1983". Big Drum Nation. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Gentleman, Amelia (22 June 2020). "Windrush lawyer Jacqueline McKenzie: 'The Home Office is treating people with contempt'". The Guardian.
- ^ McKenzie, Jacqueline (25 September 2018). "The Windrush Scandal Far from Abated". Black History Month. Retrieved 5 December 2020.