Nicki is Group General Counsel at Reach Plc, the largest newspaper publishing group in the United Kingdom, including household names such as The Mirror, The Express and OK magazine. The group also has publications in the Republic of Ireland and the US. Nicki manages a team of 22 employed legal and data protection specialists, supported by an additional 10 freelance prepublication lawyers providing out of hours editorial legal cover. With more than 20 years in the legal media sector, she began her career in private practice where she had a thriving defamation and copyright defendant practice, before moving in-house. She has since worked in-house in both the broadcast and print sectors.