Helen Chalk is the Deputy Head of Manchester Law School, where she plays a pivotal role in strategic leadership and academic excellence across legal programmes. Her focus on employability and forging strong ties with the legal industry is drawn from her background as a corporate lawyer with Linklaters in London and Hong Kong. Helen actively engages in graduate recruitment, serves as a Director of the Central Applications Board Limited, and contributes her expertise to the Manchester Law Society’s Legal Education Committee. She has also shared her insights on incorporating employability in legal education in a published book.