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39 Essex Chambers Offices
39 Essex Chambers
81 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1DD
England
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Jennifer Thelen
Position
Jennifer has a broad practice encompassing regulatory and disciplinary law, general commercial law, public law and local government law, and employment law.
Career
Called 2007; Lincoln’s Inn; previously practiced corporate and regulatory law; called New York Bar 1997; associate litigation group Arnold & Porter, New York 1997-2000 (environmental and planning litigation, regulatory compliance, general commercial litigation and products liability); associate in corporate group Linklaters 2000-08 (advising on US securities and corporate law matters, including multi-jurisdictional equity and debt securities offerings, and cross-border mergers and acquisitions). Publications: ‘Atkins Court Forms on Tort’ with Philip Coppel QC (Butterworths, forthcoming); ‘Atkins Court Forms on Human Rights’ with Hodge Malek QC and Sarah Hannett (Butterworths 2010); editor Local Government Bulletin.
Education
Miami University (1993 B.Phil magna cum laude); Harvard Law School (1996 Juris Doctor cum laude); BPP Law School (2008 Graduate Diploma in Law).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Education
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Jennifer Thelen –39 Essex Chambers ‘A very hardworking junior who never lets you down.’
39 Essex Chambers is a ‘well-known specialist public law set’ with a particular presence acting in judicial reviews and tribunal claims at the intersection of health care and education law. Fenella Morris KC frequently acts for clients in negligence and breach of contract claims, while in R (T) v Secretary of State for Education, Rory Dunlop KC defeated a judicial review brought by non-working parents to the government’s pledge of fully-funded childcare for three and four-year olds; the claimants argued that the policy was discriminatory under Article 14 of the ECHR. At the junior level, Steve Broach KC regularly exhibits the set’s strength in SEND matters by acting in tribunal claims and judicial reviews for children with special educational needs, while Jennifer Thelen has been active in judicial reviews related to school exclusions and disability discrimination.
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Jennifer Thelen – 39 Essex Chambers ‘Jennifer is calm and reassuring. She is sharp-witted and provides timely advice.’