Annelise is currently on secondment from an in-house legal team, completing her third seat in the Employment Team in Norwich. She assists with contentious and non-contentious work and provides advice to employees and employers on all aspects of employment law.
Her second seat was completed in-house in New Homes, where she assisted on the sale of numerous shared ownership properties, seeing transactions through from offer to completion and assisting with enquiries and exchanges throughout the process.
Annelise’s first seat was completed in-house in Litigation, which involved working on a range of tenancy management cases with a specialist focus on disrepair claims.
Annelise graduated from the University of East Anglia with a Law degree during which she completed a year studying European Law at Luiss University in Rome, Italy. She is currently studying for the SQE at BPP University.
Experience & education
Annelise graduated from the University of East Anglia in 2024 with Upper-Second Class Honours in Law with European Legal Studies.
Before joining Birketts on secondment, Annelise worked as a Paralegal for several years within an East Anglian in-house legal team, supporting a wide range of matters, particularly those relating to debt recovery and compliance.
She previously volunteered at Shelter UK as a Legal Support Volunteer, where she supported clients on the verge of homelessness by securing legal aid and assisting in the defence of court proceedings.