Job Title

Solicitor

About Jodie

Jodie is a Solicitor within the firms Accident Team and is based within the Edinburgh office. She graduated from the University of Edinburgh with an LLB in Scots Law in 2016 and an LLM in International Law in 2017. She went on to complete the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice at the University of Strathclyde, before joining Thompsons Solicitors as a Trainee Solicitor in June 2019. Jodie has a passion for social justice and, prior to working at Thompsons and during her studies, she spent time at the Govanhill Law Centre assisting solicitors in a range of different legal matters in relation housing, private client, discrimination, and welfare rights. She would often attend the Winter Night Shelter in Glasgow where she would meet with local individuals and assist them in asserting their legal right to accommodation. She is passionate about helping ordinary individuals and is proud to work for a firm that represents the interests of injured people only, never acting for insurance companies or employers. She is committed to fighting tirelessly to ensure that victims receive the full compensation they are entitled to. 

Expertise

Jodie began working within the Road Traffic Department, assisting the team in a range of cases involving road traffic injuries, from fatal accidents to less serious collisions. She currently manages a mixed caseload involving accidents at work, public and occupiers’ liability cases, as well as Criminal Injuries Compensation claims. She undertakes pre-litigated and litigated work and has experience handling actions in both the Sheriff Courts and the Court of Session. 

Qualifications

Notary Public, 2021

Diploma in Professional Legal Practice, University of Strathclyde, 2019

LLM in International Law, University of Edinburgh, 2017

Law LLB (Hons), University of Edinburgh, 2016

Professional Memberships

Member of the Law Society of Scotland