Vanessa was appointed Head of Training and Development in 2022.
She qualified as a Solicitor in 1996, having obtained her law degeree in 1993, followed by her LPC in 1994 and a Masters in Mental Health Law in 2008.
She commenced her training contract with the Government Legal Service in the Welsh Office, before the Unit was transferred to the NHS. Vanessa has been with Legal & Risk since completing her training contract and therefore since its inception.
In addition to her training and development responsibilities, Vanessa has a caseload of complex and high value clinical negligence claims to include brain injury and spinal injury claims.