Sonia Crawford qualified as a solicitor in 1991 and has worked in private practice (both in East and West London) for a number of years as a specialist family adviser. Previously, Sonia was a Citizens Advice Bureau (CABx) Adviser, and a deputy manager for the CABx. Sonia has been a committee member for a number of organisations, including Newham Law Centre, Newham Welfare Advice panel, and the CABx panel. Sonia has been a senior lecturer with the University of East London since 2003.

• Co-ordinator for the part - time law degree.
• First Week Induction Tutor for the part - time LLB.

Family Law. Former specialist family law panel member. Former member of the Solicitors Family Law Association. (Now known as 'Resolution').

Undergraduate:

• LLB (Hons)*
• BSc (Hons) Business & Management (Queen Mary's, University of London)
  BA (Hons) Business (UEL)

*Current programmes/modules teaching on:

• Law in Action, (elements are: Wills & Succession, Matrimonial and Child Law, Conveyancing, Business Law)*
• Law in Practice (elements are: Civil litigation, Tribunals, Criminal sentencing)
• Comparative Legal Systems*
• Family Law*
• Projects*
• Aspects of Business Law
• Legal System

• Do children have a right to contact? Crawford S.R. [2009]
• Reporting of Family and Ancillary Relief Proceedings, Redefining Children as Shields Against Media Exposure. Sonia Ruth Crawford and Justin Pierce [2010], Family Law, Volume 40, August 2010, 825. [2010] Fam Law 779-894 August Issue 825
• Crawford, S., R., (2010), Student parents: A qualitative research project investigating the motivation of students with children returning to further or higher education,
• Crawford, S., R., (2010), A discussion of the theoretical and practical differences between quantitative and qualitative research methods (particularly with regard to the appropriateness of using a quantitative process to explore social phenomena).

• Research interests are in the areas of Family and Child law, particularly those that involve disputes concerning contact to the child.
• Admitted as a solicitor 1991
• Member of the Law Society.
• Member of the Society of Legal Scholars
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Acted as reviewer for a number of publishers

• http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/home.law
• http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/home.law
• http://www.thelawyer.com/