John Connor was raised in Leeds, and was a frequent participant in public speaking and debating competitions whilst at school. He moved to London to study law at Queen Mary’s College, University of London, where he took up mooting and won the University’s mooting competition in 1994.
John qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and is currently the national head of Womble Bond Dickinson’s banking practice. He has spent the majority of his professional career in Leeds, and applies elements of his debating skills daily in negotiating contracts for his clients, dealing with tenders and managing the members of his team.
John is a regular judge at the Leeds Salon Annual Years 10&11 Debating Competition, and recently judged the final of the Royal Armouries Sixth Form Debating Competition at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.