Nandini Mitra

Nandini is a Senior Legal Policy Advisor leading JUSTICE’s programme of work bringing rights and the rule of law to young people. She is also leading on a project for the Nuffield Foundation’s Public Right to Justice programme, mapping the governance and accountability of the courts and tribunals in England.

Nandini holds a BA in History from the University of Cambridge, and worked for an MP before moving into law. She began her legal career in the Public Law and Human Rights department at Wilson Solicitors LLP, working on challenges against unlawful detention under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000, government procurement of PPE with modern slavery indicators in the supply chain, and the disapplication of diplomatic immunity in relation to the trafficking of domestic workers.

Nandini then undertook a Linklaters fellowship with JUSTICE, working on AI and human rights, and open justice. Afterwards she worked as a Researcher at the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, primarily focusing on its Parliament-facing programmes of work and legal education for young people. 

Under the Biden administration in 2024, Nandini was selected to participate in a US-UK professional exchange for emerging leaders working in social justice law. 

Nandini’s work has spanned public, EU and constitutional law; national security; immigration and asylum; data protection and digital innovation; and human rights. Her interests lie in work to empower communities, promote the rule of law and human rights as shared values, and hold State actions to account.

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