Sinéad Vaughan
Sinéad joined Commons in May 2025 as a trainee solicitor acting both as a fee earner and providing litigation assistance to the solicitors in the team.
Prior to joining Commons, Sinéad worked at two Tier 1 Legal 500 criminal defence firms in London gaining experience across a number of specialisms of criminal law such as extradition, protest, youth and appeals. She also also worked as a paralegal in a West London law firm gaining experience in housing, community care, public and education law matters.
Sinéad holds a Bachelor of Arts International from the University of Galway (formerly National University of Ireland, Galway) and Leiden University, the Netherlands and a First Class Honours LLB from the University of Galway.
During her studies, Sinéad was awarded several scholarships and academic awards and volunteered with the University of Galway’s Innocence Clinic. She also took part in an International Student Exchange Program at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, USA during her final year at the University of Galway.
Sinéad worked as a COVID-19 Response Fellow with the Document Assembly Line Project to maintain access to legal services provided by the Massachusetts Courts during the pandemic.
