Emily obtained a Confucius Institute scholarship to Tianjin Normal University 天津师范大学 in China where she studied Mandarin and gained her HSK 2 qualification. After this, she studied her LLB at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 2024 with first class honours. Further to this, she graduated from the University of Strathclyde with her Diploma in Professional Legal Practice in 2025.
Emily joined the firm in early 2025 as a precognition agent she then moved to the Network department in the Edinburgh office as a trainee solicitor in September 2025.