Terisa Chaudary – biography

Joining the firm in March 2023, Terisa has since worked on an extensive range of criminal cases including theft, animal cruelty, driving offences, assault, GBH, weapon and drug offences. Prior to joining MK Law, she was a criminal paralegal for a firm in Essex where she dealt with the preparation of crown court cases. She then went on to gain experience at a specialist criminal defence firm in Tottenham where she assisted in defending clients charged with murder, firearms, sexual and drug offences. Added to this she has also previously worked for a commercial firm as a litigation paralegal where she was closely involved in a regulatory investigation brought by the FCA against a renowned corporate client.

Terisa is currently in the process of gaining her police station accreditation so she can attend the police station at initial interview stage and represent clients for all manner of allegations.
She is taking the new route of qualifying through an apprenticeship with Datalaw and is due to qualify in 2025.

Passionate about human rights and social justice Terisa wants to ensure that every client is treated justly. She has experience in dealing with clients who suffer with mental health or learning difficulties. She has volunteered as a pro-bono legal adviser with the Waterloo Legal Advice Centre where she assisted a client in submitting a claim to the employment tribunal.

Terisa read Law at the Swansea University and then moved to The Netherlands where she lived for 4 years and worked at a Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre before pursuing her career in law.