Ellen O'Neill
Probationary Tenant
Qualifications:
BA in English Language and Literature (University of Oxford)
MA Medieval and Renaissance Studies: Distinction (University College London)
• Dean’s List award
• Ellen’s dissertation, ‘Amateur Theatre in Early Modern England’, was published in the
peer-reviewed journal Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England (vol 33, 2020).
Graduate Diploma in Law (City, University of London)
• Middle Temple Queen Mother Scholarship
• City University Academic Excellence Scholarship
Bar Vocational Studies Course: Distinction (City, University of London)
• Middle Temple Queen Mother Scholarship
MA Medieval and Renaissance Studies: Distinction (University College London)
• Dean’s List award
• Ellen’s dissertation, ‘Amateur Theatre in Early Modern England’, was published in the
peer-reviewed journal Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England (vol 33, 2020).
Graduate Diploma in Law (City, University of London)
• Middle Temple Queen Mother Scholarship
• City University Academic Excellence Scholarship
Bar Vocational Studies Course: Distinction (City, University of London)
• Middle Temple Queen Mother Scholarship
BSB Registration:
Ellen accepts instructions across Chambers’ practice areas, including immigration and public law, crime, and civil matters.
Ellen completed pupillage at a specialist immigration chambers with a focus on direct access work. This enables her to advise practically on case strategy and practical evidence management, and she is particularly experienced at developing a rapport with vulnerable clients.
Prior to pupillage, Ellen was a paralegal at the Migrant Children’s Legal Unit at Islington Law Centre, and at the Infected Blood Inquiry. She also volunteered with Legal Centre Lesvos and the School Exclusion Project, and worked as a youth advocate at a legal charity assisting vulnerable children and young people across immigration, homelessness, social care, and criminal justice matters.
Ellen twice received the Queen Mother Scholarship from Middle Temple (the Inn’s top scholarship at the time) and was awarded a best advocate prize at European Court of Human Rights moot in 2022.
Interests
Ellen is a member of the Executive Committee of the Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers. She also sits on the bureau of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers. She is a long-term volunteer with a refugee youth movement and is learning French (which she speaks to a B2 level) and Spanish (which she speaks to a A2 level).
Testimonials
"I have had the pleasure of working with Ellen O’Neill on multiple occasions, and she has consistently been professional, approachable and personable. It is clear that Ellen prepares thoroughly for each and every case, and I have always appreciated the way she keeps me updated both before and after hearings. Her attendance notes are provided promptly, clients have been very impressed by her, and she has achieved some fantastic results. I would not hesitate to recommend Ellen."
Ashleigh Pearce - Patterson Law Solicitors
Qualifications:
BA in English Language and Literature (University of Oxford)
MA Medieval and Renaissance Studies: Distinction (University College London)
• Dean’s List award
• Ellen’s dissertation, ‘Amateur Theatre in Early Modern England’, was published in the
peer-reviewed journal Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England (vol 33, 2020).
Graduate Diploma in Law (City, University of London)
• Middle Temple Queen Mother Scholarship
• City University Academic Excellence Scholarship
Bar Vocational Studies Course: Distinction (City, University of London)
• Middle Temple Queen Mother Scholarship
MA Medieval and Renaissance Studies: Distinction (University College London)
• Dean’s List award
• Ellen’s dissertation, ‘Amateur Theatre in Early Modern England’, was published in the
peer-reviewed journal Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England (vol 33, 2020).
Graduate Diploma in Law (City, University of London)
• Middle Temple Queen Mother Scholarship
• City University Academic Excellence Scholarship
Bar Vocational Studies Course: Distinction (City, University of London)
• Middle Temple Queen Mother Scholarship
BSB Registration: