Amanda Carpenter

Amanda is the founder and CEO of Achill Legal, as well as co-founder and director of Legal Charter 1.5. In 2026 Amanda won the Legal 500 ESG Award – Environmental/Sustainability: Champion of the Year.

An optimist and lifelong conservationist, Amanda has spent her career as a changemaker in the climate space, now using her network and expertise to convene collaborations, creating the space for the challenging conversations which lead to ambitious action across the legal sector. She has been instrumental in a number of impactful initiatives, using her widely respected passion and commitment to position climate as a core business priority and embedding sustainability throughout businesses, from the canteen to the board room.

Amanda is also co-director and co-founder of Worple Press, an independent arts and poetry publishing house, founder and host of Planet Pod and founder and co-host of The Sustainable Law Podcast, trustee of the Environmental Law Foundation and member of the Expert Advisory Board at the Oxford Climate Policy Monitor.

Meet the team

The team at Achill Legal has delivered strategic leadership and practical support to the legal industry for over a decade, enabling private practice firms, barristers and chambers and legal support organisations to set and achieve challenging targets to address climate change.

Beth Palmer

Director

Beth Palmer provides flexible comms solutions and content production for clients looking to engage and inform their audience.

She spent a decade working as a freelancer in documentary production, including two years working her way up to Producer at renowned independent Brook Lapping and two years as an Assistant Producer at BBC World News. Since then, Beth has undertaken additional training in social media strategy and works as a writer, content producer and comms and social media strategist.

Asia Mill

Sustainability Networks Manager

Asia Mill is a recruitment and operations specialist with over a decade of experience supporting talent strategies within highly regulated industries, including finance, defence, and technology. With a strong foundation in employment law and compliance, she has successfully led national early careers programmes and diversity-focused outreach initiatives at companies including ATOS and BAE Systems.

At Achill Legal, Asia manages the LSA and supports the networks, as well as undertaking a Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Practitioner Apprenticeship to further align her career with her values.

Joanna Wright

Administration & Operations Manager

Joanna Wright has spent 16 years in the legal sector in private practice recruitment roles. Prior to joining Achill Legal, Joanna was a resourcer at Allen & Overy and worked across all of the firm's practice groups for 8 years.

Joanna joined the Achill team in March 2025 - and is delighted to be working with many of the legal sector's elite firms and lawyers once more; albeit this time with the shared goal of saving the planet.

Viktoriia Onykiienko

Communications Manager

Viktoriia is a communications specialist with 8 years of experience helping organisations and networks to tell their story and engage the people that matter. She has worked across agriculture, governance, conflict, and education — designing communication strategies, running digital campaigns, and managing events. A Chevening Scholar and Goldsmiths graduate in Political Communication.

Lucy Lennard

Communications Assistant

Lucy is currently completing a Master’s degree in Law, having previously earned a bachelor’s degree in Geography. Alongside her studies, she works as a Communications Assistant at Achill Legal, supporting the firm’s networks and communications initiatives.

With a strong interest in sustainability and humanitarian aid, Lucy hopes to combine her legal training with environmental and responsible business practices as she works towards qualifying as a solicitor.