Lisa is a member of the Garden Court Chambers Senior Management Team. She has day to day operational responsibility for the clerking room.
Her primary focus is assisting solicitors, choosing suitable barristers for their cases and providing a smooth clerking service. This involves maintaining overall responsibility for the diaries of barristers and managing the clerking team.
Lisa won Clerk of the Year at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024.
Background
“Harriet Massie and Lisa O’Leary are fantastic – personable, efficient and understanding of what solicitors require from chambers.” Legal 500, 2025
“Lisa O’Leary is wonderful.” “Lisa O’Leary is a gem.” Legal 500, 2025
“Lisa, Helen-Louise and Harriet are wonderfully responsive and make it their mission to provide the absolute best service to their professional and lay clients.” Chambers & Partners, 2023
“Lisa O’Leary is responsive, always finds someone to assist at short notice and quickly deals with all enquiries.” Chambers & Partners, 2023
“The set has excellent strength in depth and the clerking team is ably led by Lisa O’Leary.” Chambers & Partners, 2022
“Always a pleasure to work with.” Legal 500, 2022
“We have a good working relationship with the clerks – they are very responsive and get the results we want. Lisa O’Leary is fantastic.” – Chambers UK Bar Guide (2021)
Lisa joined Garden Court Chambers in 2004.
