Legal Counsel
The aim of the Office of the General Counsel (Legal Counsel) is to deliver at pace consistently excellent legal advice across a broad range of the University’s activities, ensuring value for money in the services that we provide.
We cover a wide range of topics including data protection, contract law, commercial law, consumer law, staff & student complaints, staff & student discipline, public law, visas & immigration, intellectual property, regulatory law and employment law, to name a handful.
Please see below for contact details and information about individual areas of expertise:
- Laila El Baradei - General Counsel and Director of Governance and Compliance
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Areas of expertise: Legal; governance; compliance.
Email: L.ElBaradei@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1273 873972
- Lucy-May Tarafder - Senior Legal Counsel
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Areas of expertise: Estates and property; CMA; employment matters; housing; online learning.
Email: L.Tarafder@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1273 873988
- Michele Balfe - Senior Legal Counsel
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Areas of expertise: HR and employment; trade union matters; UKVI; safeguarding; charity law.
Email: M.Balfe@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1273 873871
- Emily Rees - Senior Legal Counsel
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Email: er413@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1273 877808
- Wendy McRae-Smith - Senior Legal Counsel
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Areas of expertise: Procurement; commercial contracts.
Email: Wendy.McRaeSmith@sussex.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1273 873989
- Kit Buchanan-Lee - Trainee Solicitor
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Email: K.Buchanan-Lee@sussex.ac.uk