Sarah studied Natural Sciences, specialising in physiology.  She worked as a practising patent litigator for over 13 years, with experience in the life sciences and tech fields, before moving into a professional support role.

Sarah supports and works closely with the patents team, and is responsible for a wide range of practice development activities. She leads the team's profile raising activities, including producing articles and contributing to external publications, and works on both internal and external-facing educational and content delivery services.

A key part of Sarah's role is educating the team, and ensuring that legal knowledge is shared and up-to-date. Sarah is responsible for designing and implementing the patent team's training programme. She also generates and maintains know-how materials and precedents.

Sarah leads on a number of knowledge based initiatives to enhance the patent team's visibility and develop the services offered.