Rachel began her legal career in 2017 and joined Southerns in 2020, where she specialises in Mental Health and Mental Capacity law.
She studied Law (LLB) at Lancaster University, graduating in 2010. A key milestone in her career was achieving her Mental Health Accreditation, reflecting her expertise and commitment to this specialist area of practice.
Read MoreOutside of work, Rachel enjoys Latin, Ballroom and Irish dancing. She has also taken part in the Blackpool 10k, raising money for the North West Air Ambulance.
“I don’t have Rachel’s email address, so I should be most grateful if you could pass our sincere thanks to her, for her help today at our meeting.
The meeting went far better than we could have hoped, and Rachel being there made all the difference. Without her, we think it could have gone a different way entirely.”
“Mrs Ireland has conducted an exemplary case on behalf of Ms A. She has clearly followed her client’s instructions and appropriately challenged the evidence. She has greatly assisted us in reaching a concluded decision today- the details of which are set out below.”








