Byrne Wallace Shields LLP

Employment Law

Partner, Head of Employment Law and Head of Public Sector

Michelle is a Head of Employment Law, and Head of Public Sector. She is also the firm's Compliance Partner. She has extensive experience in employment, equality and administrative law. Michelle qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland practising there in employment and equality law from 1994, moving to England and Wales in 1996 and returning to Ireland in 1999 when she joined the firm. Michelle advises Public and Private Sector clients, primarily employers, on complex areas of employment, equality and administrative law.

• Law Society of Ireland
• Council of Law Society of Ireland
• Council of Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
• Dublin Solicitors Bar Association

• LLB (Hons, Queens University Belfast)
• Michelle is also co-author of the Law Society employment law manual, the Law Society's discrimination law manual and Tolley's employment law.