Olliers

Trainee Solicitor

Maria joined Olliers in November 2021 as part of the Litigation Support team. In June 2022 she progressed to the DBS department as DBS Paralegal and was part of the Business Development Team. Maria commenced her training contract with Olliers in February 2024.

Maria completed her law degree at the University of Leicester before completing a Master’s degree in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice at the University of Birmingham. Maria’s dissertation topic was the treatment of mentally disordered sex offenders in contact with the criminal justice system. Maria then went on to complete her Legal Practice Course with a Distinction at the University of Law in Manchester.

Maria is an Accredited Police Station Representative. She finds representing clients at this early stage incredibly rewarding. She regularly prepares cases for trial at the Magistrates’ Court and assists senior colleagues in Crown Court cases involving serious allegations. She also has own caseload of Crown Court, ancillary and pre-charge cases.