Shama Gupta

Council member for Derbyshire, East Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire

Date elected to councilJun 2016

Contact detailsshama.gupta@freeths.co.uk

Shama Gupta qualified in 1988. Her roots are in the East Midlands and after completing her training with a general high street practice in London, she worked as a property solicitor with Herbert Smith (now Herbert Smith Freehills).

Shama became a senior lecturer in law on the Legal Practice Course (LPC) for 10 years. She supported the regulatory risk compliance team for several years at Freeths LLP, where she is the diversity and inclusion ambassador.

Shama enjoys promoting the legal profession and giving back to the legal community. She has been involved with the Law Society since 2016 as a social mobility ambassador and is the chair of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion committee.

In March 2020, Shama was elected as Council member for Nottinghamshire. Since 2021, she has also served as representative for Derbyshire and East Staffordshire.

More information

Area of practice

Top 50

Groups/boards served on

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Languages spoken

English, German, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu