Alacoque Marvin

Areas of practice:

Alacoque Marvin is an employment lawyer in our Charities and Social Economy team and head of our employment team, with a wealth of experience within the education sector.  

Alacoque advises on all aspects of employment law, including but not limited to:

• policies and procedures
• employment contracts
• settlement agreements
• the defence of tribunal claims
• redundancy and restructure projects
• employment aspects of incorporation
• TUPE transfers, including collective consultation requirements
• equality issues in the workplace, including where there are conflicting protected characteristics
• working with charity governance colleagues on employment arrangements for corporate foundations

Alacoque also advises education sector clients on a range of legal issues including:

• parental complaints
• safeguarding
• admissions and exclusions
• information sharing
• the defence of disability discrimination claims in the SEND tribunal 

Career:

Alacoque qualified as a solicitor in 2015. She retrained as a solicitor after a first career as a teacher and Faculty Leader in an outstanding secondary school and has considerable experience of the realities of managing staff and resources within the education and public sectors.

Professional memberships:

Employment Law Association
Alacoque is a Dementia Friend

Publications:

Alacoque has written the following articles:

Mobile phones in schools guidance to become statutory – what has changed?

Employment Rights Act 2025: changes in force from April 2026

New parental complaints guidance released for parents and schools

Employment Rights Act 2025: Government consults on a new organisation wide threshold for collective redundancy consultation

Testimonials:

'Alacoque stands out for her combination of technical expertise and genuine commitment to her clients. She is highly knowledgeable, approachable, and exceptionally responsive, often making herself available at short notice and investing significant time to ensure matters are fully understood.'

'I can highly recommend Alacoque Marvin - she is brilliant when it comes to legal knowledge, and she applies her knowledge in an incisive and supportive way to find a good outcome for the client.'

'Alacoque Marvin is our main contact and is phenomenal in her approach to working with us. She helps us to understand any impact we may not have considered.' 

‘Alacoque Marvin - Alacoque's expertise in employment law is beyond doubt. She is extremely client-focused, calm and meticulous.’

Legal 500

‘Alacoque is a very experienced, knowledgeable and personable legal professional who offers timely and comprehensive advice that is sector and context-specific.'

‘Alacoque Marvin is responsive, and her background as a former teacher means she understands the practicalities of working with the education sector as well as the theory.’

Chambers and Partners