Joe Orme-Paul

Education is a sector focused practice covering a variety of legal needs for schools, colleges and universities. We receive a wide variety of instructions including SEND Tribunals, regulatory, academy transactions, governance, data protection and FOIA.

Started my legal career in June 2010 in a personal injury practice (now Bond Turner) as a paralegal. Moved to Hill Dickinson in March 2012 as a paralegal in the Professional Risks department. Commenced my training contract September 2015 and qualified into Education in March 2017.

Promoted to Partner July 2024.

Law Society of England and Wales

Formerly served as Vice-Chair of Trustees of a single academy trust

Formerly served as a Governor of a Welsh community maintained school

Lyons, A., Thomas, G., Octigan, S., & Orme-Paul, J. (2024). Developing best practice guidance for educational psychologists gaining consent across the 0-25 age range. Educational Psychology in Practice, 1–19

Joe Orme-Paul, The High Court on school exclusions, Local Government Lawyer, 4 October 2024

Grew up in Anfield, Liverpool and attended the local community comprehensive.

First family member to go to university.

Relocated to North Wales from Liverpool in 2020.