Paula McKernan is a barrister at the Bar of Northern Ireland, specialising in Children and Family Law.

Called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2005 and to the Bar of Ireland in 2012, Paula is a member of The Bar Council of Northern Ireland. She is appointed to the Government Legal Service Civil Panel of Barristers and the Directorate of Legal Services Panel of Family Law Barristers.

Paula is an examiner in Speech & Drama for the University of West London and an alumnus of the Washington Ireland Program.