Sarah Carter

Interim Chief Legal Officer

As Head of Legal, Sarah leads a team of five lawyers, a trainee solicitor and paralegal. With a high-performing team to assist in the delivery of first-class legal advice to the business, Sarah’s continued focus is to grow and develop the team in order to support the exciting and hyperscale projects AWE is proud to be leading.

Prior to joining AWE, Sarah worked as Legal Counsel (EMEAI) for a large petrochemical company, supporting the business on commercial and employment law matters. Sarah would regularly attend SLT and Board meetings to present and was a regular trainer to the business on legislative changes to the sector impacting sales delivery.

A desire to develop her in-house legal career led her to join AWE seven years ago as Legal Counsel, bringing with her an in-depth knowledge of employment and commercial law and the ability to build trust and respect with her colleagues and leadership. Sarah’s practice has seen her lead the strategy relating to several organisational design changes, combining her legal experience and embedded behaviours to navigate whatever challenges have emerged.

Outside of work, Sarah has two children who keep her on her toes. She loves the outdoors, all things flora and walks with her dog, Lulu.

Latest news

AWE announces new Strategic Alliance with the University of Strathclyde

As part of AWE’s partnerships with UK academia in support of our mission, we are pleased to announce a new Strategic Alliance with the University of Strathclyde to drive innovation in nuclear science and technology. Joining the University of Bristol, Cranfield University, Heriot-Watt University, and Imperial College London, the University of Strathclyde has become AWE’s […]

AWE Recognised Among Top Ten in the 2025 REDI Index for Religious Inclusion AWE is proud to announce its inclusion in the top ten of the 2025 Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Index

AWE named a top ten inclusive employer

It’s official; we’re a top ten inclusive employer in the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation 2025 Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) Index. It means we join the ranks of Thames Water, Direct Line Group, John Lewis Partnership and Rolls-Royce. We take inclusion seriously and we believe in walking the walk. That’s why we have several initiatives in […]

Academia exchange: AWE sponsored PhD student’s international experience

An AWE sponsored PhD student from Bangor University, Moli, has recently returned from a unique and inspiring four-month international exchange programme that provided valuable insights into the wider nuclear industry and contributed to her PhD research which uses computational methods to explore and assess the nuclear forensics signatures of exotic materials and how they evolve over […]