Richard graduated from his undergraduate degree at the University of Oxford in 2021 and completed his LLM in International Legal Studies at New York University in 2023. He has since completed the Bar Course at the Inns of Court College of Advocacy. Prior to joining Bhatt Murphy, Richard spent time working as a research assistant on matters of international human rights law. He also volunteered at the Intervene Project and undertook a summer fellowship at Penal Reform International.