Melisa graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a law degree in 2024 and gained valuable experience at firms in London and West Sussex before joining Burley Geach in September 2024 as a paralegal in the family department.
Working closely alongside the firm’s family solicitors, Melisa has developed a strong foundation in family law and continues to build her knowledge and practical skills in this area.
Having confirmed her ambition to follow a career in law, in January 2026 Melisa commenced a Solicitor Apprenticeship course through the University of Law. This programme will support her in completion of the 2 levels of the Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE 1 & 2) and contribute to the qualifying work experience she is required to undertake before finally qualifying.
Melisa continues to work within the family department currently, but is now spending her time at both our Haslemere and Petersfield offices. During the course of the apprenticeship she will also spend time within the conveyancing and private client departments to provide a rounded experience and broader understanding.
Expertise
- All aspects of family law work
- Divorce and civil partnership dissolutions
- Financial arrangements
- Complex finances, including trusts, foreign assets and pensions
- All issues in respect of arrangements for children
- Domestic abuse and injunctions
- Cohabitation issues
Recent work
- Divorce involving several properties
Acting for a wife and securing a financial settlement that involved the transfer of a number of properties into her name.
- Divorce and complicated pensions
Acting for a husband in a divorce that involved an overseas pension fund worth in excess of £1.8 million where the fund held properties as part of the investment.
- Children proceedings and welfare concerns
Acting for a father in securing an order for his children to live with him where there were serious welfare concerns in respect of the mother.
- Pre Nuptial Agreements
The preparation of a detailed pre nuptial agreement involving four properties and overseas assets.
Accreditations
- Accredited Resolution member
- All issues Resolution qualified mediator
Personal interests
Outside of work Melisa enjoys keeping fit in the gym, sketching and spending time with friends.