Jill Whitehouse is a solicitor by background, working for many years as a partner in two City law firms acting for major corporates around the world but also advising a number of charities in various sectors. She is now General Counsel to leading international legal recruitment consultancy Shilton Sharpe Quarry. She currently chairs the Dyslexia Teaching Centre Trust and has a particular interest in ensuring that people with learning difficulties have access to support. She has an MA in Law from Cambridge University.