Connor graduated from the University of Exeter in 2023, where he was an Associate Editor, Peer Mentor, and Student Legal Adviser. He subsequently undertook the Bar Course at the Inns of Court College of Advocacy, jointly winning the award for the highest conference mark in his cohort.
Following his undergraduate studies, Connor lectured at two leading universities in the South West, specialising in commercial and chancery law, and was made an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Alongside his academic work, Connor continues to research international tax law policy and has assisted academics in researching legal education.
Prior to commencing pupillage, Connor worked as a Tax Paralegal at Francis Wilks & Jones, advising on contentious and advisory matters against HM Revenue & Customs, with a particular focus on tax avoidance and evasion schemes, tax credits, and tax insolvency. He subsequently joined U.S. law firm Kirkland & Ellis, where he assisted associates on billion-dollar investment fund transactions.