E is for Experience

The E in ESG

Education:

LLB(Hons) University College London (2015-18), with finals paper on the right of animals to have standing before the courts.
LPC (Distinction) with Masters in Law BPP Law School (Distinction) (2018-2019)
LLM International Human Rights Law (90%) Université Catholique Louvain (2020) - a focus on international human rights to expand my knowledge of the parallels between rights for humans and non-human animals.
Animal Law Jurisprudence (Fall Semester 2020) with Professor Steven Wise of the Non-Human Rights Project
Credited classes on Constitutional Animal Law, Farmed Animals in the US and International Wildlife and Zoonotic Disease from Lewis & Clark Law School Centre for Animal Law Studies (2021)
Animal Justice Academy (2021)

Professional experience

Established the ESG Litigation Working Group in my firm and have published client focused blogs on key ESG litigation topics such as derivative action, strategic litigation and class actions.
Presented department wide sessions on trends in ESG litigation impacting corporate clients.

Member of the Law Society’s Legal Voices for the Future and founding member of the Legal Sustainability Alliance’s Junior Network.
Dedicated time creating ESG due diligence databases, ESG KPI metrics, and ESG gap analysis for large private equity investors. Familiarity with key ESG regulation including: UN PRI, SFDR, CRSD and CSDDD, as well as UN SDGs, TCFD and TNFD and UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights.
Co-Author of the ICLG Environmental, Social and Governance Laws and Regulations Report 2023 section on UK law (see here).