Darlington, England, United Kingdom
I’m a Senior Legal Counsel who helps organisations deliver major projects that make a real impact. With over ten years’ experience across the public and private sectors. From infrastructure and energy to healthcare and waste, I focus on making legal advice clear, practical, and strategic. I see legal as a partner for growth, not a blocker. I work closely with stakeholders to enable innovation, manage risk, and keep things compliant. I’m also passionate about improving how legal teams operate whilst driving efficiency through legal ops and tech solutions that make processes smarter and more effective.
• Supporting the Northgate division (Northgate Vehicle Hire, Charged Electric Vehicles, Van Monster, Blakedale, FridgeXpress) with commercial legal advice. • Leading legal support for Charged Electric Vehicles, negotiating EV supply and installation contracts and developing contract frameworks. • Advising on procurement agreements, supplier negotiations, compliance, and risk management. • Implemented a new AI-enabled contract management platform to streamline legal processes and stakeholder collaboration.
Specialising in infrastructure, energy, and decarbonisation projects, providing legal support to public sector bodies on major strategic initiatives. • Advised public sector clients on major infrastructure and sustainable energy projects, including low-carbon energy, decarbonisation of schools, and waste management initiatives. • Negotiated large-scale public contracts, including a £40m joint waste services agreement for two local authorities. • Supported local authorities with commercialisation of low-carbon energy projects and delivery model assessments for borough-wide decarbonisation. • Provided procurement law advice under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for energy, healthcare, and leisure sector projects. • Drafted and negotiated complex infrastructure, services, and funding contracts for clients including the Department for Education and NHS Trusts. • Led PFI handback and expiry reviews, managing long-term contractual risks and compliance obligations. • Built strong working relationships with public sector stakeholders, delivering pragmatic, commercially focused legal solutions.
Completed seats across Construction & Engineering, Projects, Pensions, and Real Estate, gaining experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Drafted and negotiated construction contracts (NEC and JCT forms), advised on procurement processes, arbitrations, and adjudications, and supported public sector clients on major infrastructure and energy projects. Completed a secondment to Venator Materials PLC, leading a global review and renewal project for agency and distribution agreements. Developed strong drafting, commercial negotiation, and stakeholder management skills across multiple sectors.
Worked within the Projects and Procurement team, supporting public sector clients on large-scale commercial property transactions, particularly within the education sector. Assisted with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating leases, licenses, development agreements, and land disposals. Developed strong attention to detail, a commercial mindset, and experience liaising directly with clients and external stakeholders to progress transactions efficiently.
Paralegal in the personal injury and financial mis-selling teams.