Claire began her legal career in insurance, after having gained a qualifying law degree at the University of the West of England. It was during her time working within the legal expenses insurance sector that she developed an interest in legal costs. Claire began working at Paragon Costs as a costs draftsman in 2015 and qualified as a Costs Lawyer in August 2018. Having studied through the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives since September 2012, Claire also qualified as a Fellow of CILEx in February 2017.