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Kent Lawyer With A Taste Of Adventure

30 October 2009

Aspirational young Kent solicitor Melissa Edmond is making her mark on the legal world. Chosen by leading regional law firm Furley Page to join its high-profile employment team, she’s now one of the presenters of the firm’s November employment seminars*. 

Melissa, 28, from Canterbury, did her formal training with Furley Page, showing such promise in tackling employment issues that she was invited to stay permanently!

Based at Canterbury with the employment team – singled out by independent legal guides Chambers UK and The Legal Guide, she advises employers and employees on wide-ranging matters including disputes and discrimination claims involving tribunals.

Melissa, who says she chose employment law because she loves the challenge of ‘the mix’, has always had a taste for adventure. She took time out to travel extensively, highlights of which included sky diving and scuba diving in Australia and climbing Mount Kinabalu in Borneo. She also back-packed her way round South America, central America, New Zealand, south east Asia and India.

At University College London, where she achieved a 2:1 BA (Hons) in history, she worked in theatre at UCL Bloomsbury. She then did her postgraduate diploma in law and the legal practice course at Nottingham Law School, gaining a commendation in both.

Melissa enjoys running, swimming and, time permitting, globe-trotting as leisure activities.

Andrew Masters, partner and head of employment, said: “Only high achievers from our trainee intake make it through to the final selection. The employment team is expanding and Melissa is a huge asset.”
 

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