Sue completed the LLB (Hons) at Leeds University and proceeded to the Law Society Finals at the College of Law. She started training as an articled clerk in 1986 following which she was admitted as a solicitor and worked in private practice and local government.
Sue moved into Higher Education working at the University of Huddersfield within the Law School teaching a variety of both legal practice (LPC) and academic subjects with a focus on litigation and evidence. She became law subject group leader and Director of the Legal Advice Clinic. During her time at Huddersfield she was admitted as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and completed both the LLM and PhD. Publications have been on aspects of litigation and evidence. Sue has also supervised Masters students towards completion of the LLM on areas of professional practice. She has been appointed to numerous External Examiner roles on courses regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and undertaken several returns to practice.
She is now a Senior Lecturer at Chester Law School.