2024 British Pegasus Scholars Visit United States

Each year, the American Inns of Court participates in the Pegasus Scholarship Trust exchange program, which provides young British barristers with an opportunity to spend six weeks abroad for the purpose of learning about a foreign legal system. The Pegasus Scholarship Trust also provides for young lawyers from other countries to spend six weeks in London, England, learning about the British legal system.

The 2024 British scholars are Afiya Amesu, Hannah Gilliland, Andrew Shipley, and Samuel Buyoya. Amesu is a barrister at No5 Chambers and a member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. Gilliland is a barrister at 5RB and a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. Shipley is a barrister at Selborne Chambers and a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. Buyoya is a principal legal adviser and employed barrister at Office of Communications and a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn.

The scholars visited the Supreme Court of the United States and attended the annual American Inns of Court Celebration of Excellence in Washington, DC. They also visited Capitol Hill and several federal, state, and local courts in the area.

While in the United States, the scholars met with leading attorneys and members of the judiciary to understand and learn about the U.S. justice system. Gilliland and Amesu enjoyed trips to Sacramento, California, hosted by the Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court; Phoenix, Arizona, hosted by the Lorna E. Lockwood American Inn of Court; and Chicago, Illinois, hosted by the Richard Linn American Inn of Court. MoloLamken LLP hosted Shipley in New York, and Buyoya participated in a self-arranged placement in Washington, DC.