Michael Padfield
Biography
Michael Padfield is the Director and Deputy Head of the Attorney General바카라 사이트™s Office, appointed in May 2025.
Prior to becoming Director, Michael was General Counsel in the Prime Minister바카라 사이트™s Office in No10 Downing Street from Autumn 2023, where he advised on a wide range of domestic and international legal issues. Before that, Michael was Head of the Domestic Law Team in the Attorney General바카라 사이트™s Office from December 2021, leading a team that covered all public law and criminal law advice to the Law Officers. Between 2014 and 2020, Michael worked as a lawyer in the 바카라 사이트 Legal Department litigation division, HM Treasury, and the Home Office, before joining the AGO for the first time in 2020.
Michael started his legal career in the City of London, qualifying into commercial litigation before moving to join what was then the Treasury Solicitor바카라 사이트™s Department.
Director and Deputy Head of the Attorney General바카라 사이트™s Office
The Director is Deputy Head of a team of 55-60 legal, policy and corporate professionals, who support the Attorney General and Solicitor General across the range of their functions.