Bates Wells

Charity & Social Enterprise

Jean is a Partner and the Head of Education at Bates Wells, and provides legal and strategic advice to charities, social businesses and educational institutions. This includes a variety of commercial, charity law, governance, education law and safeguarding issues.

Jean regularly provides training on charity, safeguarding and education law, participating in internal and external events and has been interviewed by The Times and BBC London News to give legal commentary.

Partner, Bates Wells, 2024

Head of Education, Bates Wells, 2021

Associate, Bates Wells, 2015

Solicitor, Bates Wells, 2008 (Including a secondment to Nesta in 2012)

Trainee, Bates Wells, 2006-2008

BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course, 2006

Embassy of Afghanistan, Tokyo, Public Affairs Chief Officer, 2005

English language and foreign affairs teacher, Japan, 2002-2004

Member, Charity Law Association

Member, Education Law Association

Trustee, The Unicorn Theatre, 2023-present

Trustee, Opera Holland Park, 2021-present

School governor of a central London maintained primary school, 2017-present)

Pro bono advice to various charities and volunteering to support Afghan refugees

University College London, LLB (Hons) Law with French Law, 2002

University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), Higher Diploma in French Law and Comparative Law, 2001

Two-year sponsorship by the Lord Chancellor's Department (now Ministry of Justice) onto the Windsor Fellowship Leadership Programme, 1999