Hannah Sellers

Hannah studied for her Politics BA (Hons) at Newcastle University, where she enjoyed studying international politics and counter terrorism which was the focus of her dissertation.

Hannah progressed to study her Graduate Diploma in Law at Northumbria University. During this one-year law conversion course, she studied core law subjects and carried out her further area of law project on housing law. Following this, Hannah continued at Northumbria University undertaking her Legal Practice Course and studied her Professional Skills Course at the University of Law.

In 2014, Hannah qualified as a Solicitor specialising in litigation. She has developed her practice and experience working at several north east law firms before moving to a global commercial law firm.

During her time in private practice, Hannah was actively involved in organising and promoting corporate social responsibility endeavours and passionate about raising awareness of the value and importance of pro bono work in legal practice. Hannah set up a pro bono law clinic at a local hospice in conjunction with LawWorks whilst she was working in private practice. 

Hannah became the Director of Clinical Legal Education in 2021 and is responsible for Teesside University Law Clinic. Teesside University Law Clinic offers valuable legal advice to Tees Valley’s community on a pro bono basis provided by law students under the supervision of solicitors. Hannah’s experience in legal practice gives students the opportunity to develop the employability skills, professional identity, and the social and cultural capital which they will utilise in graduate employment. They benefit from her experience whilst working in the Teesside University Law Clinic, where they work on real client cases under her supervision and mentorship alongside Public Legal Education Projects.

Hannah is interested in maximising opportunities for students to develop their employability skills and network through collaborative partnerships. Hannah's research interests are employability, collaboration, and the measurement and evaluation of the impact of clinical legal education and pro bono law clinics.