Amy Austin

Amy is a Solicitor in the Charities Team at Birketts, having trained with the firm and qualifying into the team in September 2022.

Amy enjoys helping her clients with any issues that may appear during the life-cycle of a charity, whether that’s advice on internal governance arrangements, liaising with the Charity Commission, or helping a charity to restructure. The power of charity – both within the local community or further afield – is of immense importance to Amy.

Amy has worked with a wonderful variety of charities and not-for-profit organisations, including trusts, unincorporated associations, companies, CIOs and Royal Charter charities. Her work has taken her to meetings in pubs, zoos, village halls, and the odd museum. She also particularly enjoys assisting individuals and organisations with registering new charities and corporate foundations, and has guided a number of clients through the process of liaising with the Charity Commission.

In addition to her pure charity-law practice, Amy has worked on a number of academy transfers and conversions, and works closely with multi-academy trusts to assist them with their requirements, including liaising with the Department for Education in respect of updating funding agreements and governing documents, or assisting the wider Birketts Academy Team with MAT closures and re-brokerings.

Experience & education

2022 qualified as a Solicitor

2020 Training Contract with Birketts

2018-2020 GDL and LPC at BPP University, graduated with distinction

2014-2018 read Theology at Edinburgh University, graduated with distinction