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 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