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Elizabeth Melville

Elizabeth Melville

Work Department

Employment.

Position

All areas of employment law, predominantly within the healthcare, education (particularly universities) and financial sectors. Undertakes both adversarial work in the employment tribunals and other courts and non-contentious work including conducting investigations, chairing internal disciplinary hearings and representing parties in internal proceedings or before external disciplinary bodies. Qualified mediator.

Career

MA Oxon French and History. Called to the Bar 1994. Spent two years at City law firm Simmons & Simmons between 1996-97 before returning to the Bar.

Languages

French, Spanish.

Memberships

Employment Law Bar Association, Industrial Law Society, Employment Lawyers Association.

Education

King’s High School, Warwick; University of Oxford (1992 BA Hons).

Leisure

Alongside her legal practice Elizabeth is in the final stage of training as a psychotherapist.