The Founders

We pride ourselves on providing training that has the following core ingredients:
  • Practical – input, tips and analysis which actually improves the ability of the delegate to do his or her job better: no waffle or gloss

  • Accurate – whether legal analysis or analysis of best practice, what we say will be accurate and up-to-date

  • Stimulating – courses which delegates enjoy and want to come back to because the speakers are informative, entertaining and able to relate the input to real life situations


Our trainers all have two essential attributes: first, they are genuine experts in the field on which they train and second, they are people who know how to train. Too many lawyers are great lawyers but appalling trainers and too many trainers are great trainers, but have no expertise to impart.

Adam Pacifico

Adam Pacifico

Adam Pacifico prior to co-founding The Pacifico Partnership was a Director of the Professional Development Division at BPP Professional Education. Adam has been delivering training since 1999 to the Criminal Justice Sector, and he remains an Accredited Inns of Court Advocacy trainer for Inner Temple and member of 18 Red Lion Court.

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John Beggs

John Beggs QC

John Beggs is the co-founder of The Pacifico Partnership. John was called to the Bar in 1989 and practises from 3 Serjeants’ Inn where he is also the joint head of Chambers. Until taking Silk in March 2009, John was recognised as the UK's top rated police junior in Chambers & Partners for five years running and as one of top-rated police juniors in the Legal 500 for six years running.

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