Areas of practice:

Alacoque qualified as a solicitor in 2015 and is an employment lawyer working within the charities and social economy team at Wrigleys. 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.

She specialises in working with clients on all aspects of employment law, including advising on policies and procedures, employment contracts, settlement agreements and the defence of tribunal claims. Alacoque also advises on redundancy and restructure projects and on TUPE transfers, including the requirements of collective consultation.

Professional memberships:

Employment Law Association
Alacoque is a Dementia Friend

Publications:

Alacoque has written the following articles:

New Statutory Safeguarding Guidance: Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025

Academy Trust Handbook 2025: what’s new for Academy Trust leaders?

Trans woman’s exclusion from women’s competition was not gender reassignment discrimination

Government publishes timetable for implementing the Employment Rights Bill

EHRC launches consultation on updates to Code of Practice in line with the legal definition of sex under the Equality Act 2010

Martyn’s Law: What academy trusts need to know

What do academy trusts need to know about the updated guidance on alternative provision?

Supreme Court clarifies ‘sex’ definition in Equality Act 2010

Employment tribunal claims: risk reduction for academy trusts and schools

School employee’s dismissal due to reputational risk of Facebook posts was belief discrimination 

Best practice for church leaders dealing with safeguarding allegations against staff

New duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace: A guide for UK employers 

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

What are the requirements for a smaller-scale redundancy consultation?

Charity trustee may have whistleblower protection

A legal right for workers to switch off?

Claimant’s anti-Islamic belief is not protected under the Equality Act

Preventing harassment and sexual misconduct in the higher education sector

One of our charity trustees is pregnant – what duties do we have?

Government to Repeal Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act

Statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement in force from 18 July 2024

Dismissal for use of email signature as protest against council’s pronouns policy was not discriminatory

New Statutory Safeguarding Guidance: Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024

When does a volunteer have worker’s rights?

Testimonials:

'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.’

‘The service provided by Alacoque Marvin is excellent and responsive. She is very easy to work with.’

Legal 500

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

'She is an outstanding lawyer in her field'

‘Alacoque Marvin is always helpful and supportive.’

‘Alacoque is able to explain very complex issues clearly and handle them in a timely manner to achieve appropriate outcomes.’

‘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.’

‘Alacoque is always clear about the strengths and risks of specific courses of action.’ 

‘Alacoque has a calm manner and is the sort of person who commands respect not by shouting but because she knows what she is doing.’

‘We have a strong trusting relationship with Alacoque, who always provides good quality and measured advice.’

Chambers and Partners