Eloise Pollard
AssociateAbout
Eloise Pollard is an Associate in DLA Piper’s public law team. She has experience working with both public and private sector clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters.
Eloise has acted for both claimants and defendants in judicial review proceedings and has experience advising public bodies in relation to defensible decision-making, good governance, exercise of statutory functions, drafting legislation, implementing legal reforms and complying with the Public Sector Equality Duty.
Eloise has acted for both claimants and defendants in judicial review proceedings and has experience advising public bodies in relation to defensible decision-making, good governance, exercise of statutory functions, drafting legislation, implementing legal reforms and complying with the Public Sector Equality Duty.
EXPERIENCE
- Advising on public law claims against public bodies and central government departments.
- Acting for public and private sector bodies in high profile public inquiries including the COVID-19 Inquiry.
- Advising public sector bodies on defensible decision-making and statutory interpretation.
- Advising a private company, which will become wholly owned by the government, on its transition from a private body to a public corporation (with statutory functions).
Education
- University of Law, LPC, 2018
- University of California Los Angeles, LLM, 2017
- University of Bristol, LLB, 2014
Prior Experience
- 2018 – 2020 - Training Contract at a London based city firm (seats in Public and Regulatory, Immigration, Employment and Charity)
- 2020 – 2021 - Assistant Legal Counsel at a non-departmental public body in the education sector
- 2021 – 2023 - In-house solicitor at a statutory regulator
Additional News
Eloise’s recent pro bono work includes providing advice to LGBTQ and disability charities in the education sector.
Eloise is involved with DLA’s Pathways to Law scheme and has been actively involved in similar schemes in her previous roles.
Eloise is involved with DLA’s Pathways to Law scheme and has been actively involved in similar schemes in her previous roles.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
- Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association
- Young Public Lawyers’ Group
- Deputy Chair – Alec Dickson Trust