Sophia Coles
Senior Associate
Sophia is an employment and safeguarding specialist. Her practice spans both contentious and non-contentious matters, including contractual and statutory entitlements, employment litigation and grievances, disciplinary issues and whistleblowing complaints. She has a particular interest in complex equality issues.
Sophia advises on and conducts complex workplace investigations, often involving sensitive allegations of bullying, sexual misconduct or discrimination.
As a member of the firm’s Safeguarding Unit, Sophia has significant experience advising schools, universities, national and international charities, cultural and religious organisations and sports bodies on tricky safeguarding, regulatory and governance matters. This includes advisory work and training as well as crisis management, commonly involving liaison with statutory agencies, the police, and regulators.
Sophia has a strong education practice, with a particular focus on safeguarding, employment, and special educational needs and disability issues. She has also advised individuals and organisations participating in Public Inquiries.
Sophia is the Safeguarding Governor at the Purcell School for Young Musicians. She volunteers as a pro bono legal adviser for the Mary Ward Legal Advice Centre’s employment law clinic and for Maternity Action.
Sophia qualified as a solicitor in 2018.
