Emma is a Trainee Solicitor at Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP. She graduated with First Class Honours from Glasgow Caledonian University, where she completed her LLB, before undertaking the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice at the University of Strathclyde.
Throughout her studies, Emma was deeply committed to charity and pro bono work. She volunteered with the GCU Law Clinic for the duration of her degree, becoming Student Director in her final year. She also worked with Victim Support Scotland in both court and community settings, supporting individuals through challenging legal processes. Emma was one of the original students involved in the Campaign for Complainer Anonymity, which sought to establish automatic anonymity for complainers in Scottish sexual offence cases, an initiative that later became law.
Following graduation, Emma returned to GCU as the inaugural Law Clinic Coordinator, helping to manage the clinic’s operations and organising events aimed at connecting students with employment opportunities, mentoring, and professional development.
As a proud candidate of the PRIME recruitment program, Emma has a strong interest in accessibility and inclusion within the legal profession, with a particular focus on social mobility and the experiences of those with disabilities. She is an active member of her firm’s neurodiversity employee resource group and has represented the group at executive committee level. She intends to use her platform within SYLA to organise events and initiatives centred on widening access to the profession for students and young lawyers from all backgrounds.
Outside of work and her involvement with SYLA, Emma sits on the board of Immortal Fitness Community Interest Company, a Muay Thai gym dedicated to providing martial arts training to children and adults in some of the most deprived areas of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire. Through this role, she supports efforts to promote physical wellbeing, community engagement, and accessible sports opportunities.
