Richard graduated from Fourah Bay College in 2003 with a bachelor of science degree. He worked as a teacher for 5 years before joining Timap for Justice as a criminal justice paralegal, where his work was focused on empowering suspects and accused persons. In 2015, Richard left Timap for Justice and returned to teaching before joining Namati in 2017 as a Legal Empowerment Advocate in the Makeni office.