About

I am Programme Leader of the LLM Legal Practice Course and a Senior Lecturer in Law. I am a Qualified Solicitor, and I have recently moved out of private practice. I am also responsible on the LPC for teaching the Property Law and Practice module and I have taught this module and the Commercial Property modules since 2014.  I have over 30 years' experience as a qualified solicitor, having practised in large regional firms to small high street firm. 

Teaching responsibilities

Core Modules

• Property Law and Practice
• Professional Conduct and Research (including financial services)

Legal Skills modules 

• Interviewing
• Legal Research
• Writing and drafting 

Elective module

• Commercial Property

Professional interests

• Residential and Commercial Property
• Landlord and Tenant Law
• Land Law
• Integration of law students into the workplace 

Research interests

My research intrest are around looking at the integration of the Legal Practice students into the workplace through real world learning. 

Membership of professional bodies

• Solicitors Regulation Authority - practising solicitor (Qualified 1995)
• Member of the Derby & District Law Society
• Member of the Sole Practitioners Group

Qualifications

• I qualified as a Solicitor via the Chartered Institute of Legal Executive route through long distance and part time learning
• Diploma in Legal Practice - Nottingham Law School - 2 year part time basis

Experience in industry

I've worked in large regional firms to small high street practices for a variety of clients from PLC's to small business owners working in different capacities through the years from secretarial support, paralegal, legal executive, associate partner to owner and principal, having set up my own law firm in 2010.

I am delighted to have become part of the LPC team and to be able to bring my 30 years wealth of knowledge and experience in the legal world into academia.