Ms Allison Wolfreys

Professional Biography

Allison Wolfreys is a lecturer in law and solicitor who originally studied Literature and Social Science at undergraduate level at the University of Manchester before qualifying as a solicitor.  She spent many years as a Family law specialist then partner in a range of different types of practices throughout the country. She acted as a consultant in the establishment of new departments and supervised many trainees during this time. An experienced advocate and trained mediator, her practice included public and private law children matters, contested ancillary relief claims and international Family law disputes. Her specialism was recognised when she was appointed as one of the first national peer review consultants in Family law, assessing the quality of work by Solicitors across the country.

Her teaching career with the Open University began in 2007 when she became an Associate Lecturer and she gradually moved out of private practice to teach full time. In 2016 she began working for the University of Law at Exeter University and was promoted to become a senior tutor in 2018. Here, she taught, managed and assessed qualifying law degree subjects including Tort, Public and EU Law as well as the LPC core Dispute Resolution modules and Family law, interviewing and advocacy. She also acted as an examiner in a variety of LLM subject areas.

With three children, she welcomed the chance to work from home in 2018, when she was appointed as a student experience manager within the Law School. Here, she managed a team of Associate Lecturers until 2020 when she moved to become a central academic.