Laura is a qualified Solicitor in Northern Ireland, Scotland and England and Wales.
Laura graduated from the University of Dundee with first class honours in Dual Qualifying (Scots and English) Law in 2017. She graduated from the Diploma of Legal Practice from the University of Glasgow in 2019. Laura completed her traineeship at Burness Paull LLP qualifying as a solicitor in Scotland in 2021 into their employment team. In July 2023, Laura undertook the SQE examinations and qualified as a Solicitor in England and Wales in October 2023. Laura qualified as a Northern Irish Solicitor in July 2024.
After returning to Northern Ireland, Laura joined the employment team at Carson McDowell in July 2024.
Laura advises on a wide range of employment law issues, both contentious and non-contentious including providing employment advice in relation to mergers and acquisitions, general day to day employment advice and the defence of claims in the Industrial Tribunal and Fair Employment Tribunal in Northern Ireland and the Employment Tribunals in Scotland and England and Wales.
Laura is a member of Junior Committee of the Employment Lawyers Association (UK).