Megan Edwards is a Criminal defence Caseworker and Trainee Police Station Representative working in the Private Crime department based in London.
Megan currently works on Complex Magistrates’ and Crown court cases, facilitating conferences with clients to take instructions and prepare legal documents, preparing cases for trial, drafting statements and assisting the fee earner with their caseload.
Megan deals with cases at the early stages at the police station right up until trial. Megan regularly works with Counsel and assists with taking instructions from Client’s and preparing documents ahead of court hearings and trials, such as Brief to Counsels and proof of evidence.
On occasions, Megan will attend the police station to shadow a police station representative to gain experience to add to her portfolio. Megan will sit in interview with client’s assisting with the interview process, providing advice and assisting with the interview process. Megan is going to have completed her portfolio this year and hopefully qualify.
Megan currently assists clients with PNC record deletions. This is a service where clients can apply to have records removed from the police national computer. If you have been investigated by the police, you may wish to consider police record or PNC deletion. It may come as a shock to realise that the details of your arrest and any police investigation are kept on the Police National Computer (PNC), even after charges are dropped or a not guilty verdict is returned. It can be devastating to have a black mark against your name in these circumstances, especially when you have done nothing wrong. Megan will reach out to clients who have recently received an NFA (No further action) outcome at the police stations and organise their application process should they wish to proceed.
Prior to joining Reeds, Megan worked as a legal assistant in a criminal law firm based in Central London. During her time there Megan undertook a number of tasks including processing dictations, attending court to drop of legal documents, reviewing CCTV videos to exert client’s defence, managing fee earners diaries, booking conferences, reviewing cases and ensuring they are up to date, applying for Legal Aid on behalf of client’s that were entitled and a number of administrative tasks.
Megan Edwards is a kind and caring individual that will strive to provide the best possible service to clients that are facing legal difficulty. Megan takes pride in providing a high level of care and understanding to each case and client’s personal circumstances. Megan is extremely proactive and has a fine attention to detail so nothing will ever be missed when working on cases especially when clients are unsure of how the legal system works and have never been in a court or legal setting before. Megan ensures that she develops a good working relationship with clients, she will strive to make sure clients are comfortable and informed of the process from the offset so that all their needs are met.
Professional Qualifications and Memberships
CILEX qualified Legal secretary
Trainee police station representative
Criminal Defence Caseworker
Recent and notable cases
R v R – Failure to Comply
Privately instructed in respect of proceedings before Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court for Failure to comply with a s.50 Police Reform Act order
Will Durrands KC of 25BR was instructed. After a clear defence and supporting evidence the outcome was ‘no case to answer’ following trial.
Testimonials
I contacted Reeds after a serious allegation was made against my son. From the moment I contacted them they were very professional, I spoke with Megan, and she was really approachable and proactive. We spoke with our solicitor, Nathan, prior to the police interview and this was incredibly useful. Nathan attended the police station with us and was by my son’s side the whole time. This was very reassuring not only for him but also myself and my wife. Nathan was generous with his time and knowledge he was easy to speak to and also very considered and thoughtful in his responses. Navigating the legal system alone is a pretty daunting prospect but although we still had allegations to deal with it was far better having Nathan and Reeds on our side. I would definitely recommend them to anyone unfortunate enough to be in our position. Thankfully in our case we got the right result however this was in no small part due to Reeds, Megan and Nathan in particular.
Andrew, July 2023
I want to say thank you for the amazing work you did for me to achieve a positive outcome.
Anonymous
Since Reeds have been involved with my case I have the pleasure of having Megan Edwards on my side. She is professional, responsive, dedicated and I have nothing but praise and admiration for the way she has handled my case. She has gone above and beyond my expectations. Her involvement is not just nine to five but absolutely way beyond that. She has provided so much support in an empathetic way. If you are in need of professional legal, sincere advice and support stop looking and thinking and go direct to Reeds and in particular Megan Edwards. Satisfaction in a nutshell.
Ray, December 2024
My heartfelt thank you to Megan for your effort with dealing with my case. I very much appreciate you keeping in touch and for your tenacity and sensitivity throughout.
Anonymous, December 2024
I contacted Reeds after a serious allegation was made against my son. From the moment I contacted them they were very professional, I spoke with Megan, and she was really approachable and proactive. We spoke with our solicitor, Nathan, prior to the police interview and this was incredibly useful. Nathan attended the police station with us and was by my son’s side the whole time. This was very reassuring not only for him but also myself and my wife. Nathan was generous with his time and knowledge he was easy to speak to and also very considered and thoughtful in his responses. Navigating the legal system alone is a pretty daunting prospect but although we still had allegations to deal with it was far better having Nathan and Reeds on our side. I would definitely recommend them to anyone unfortunate enough to be in our position. Thankfully in our case we got the right result however this was in no small part due to Reeds, Megan and Nathan in particular.
Andrew, July 2023
I want to say thank you for the amazing work you did for me to achieve a positive outcome.
Anonymous
Since Reeds have been involved with my case I have the pleasure of having Megan Edwards on my side. She is professional, responsive, dedicated and I have nothing but praise and admiration for the way she has handled my case. She has gone above and beyond my expectations. Her involvement is not just nine to five but absolutely way beyond that. She has provided so much support in an empathetic way. If you are in need of professional legal, sincere advice and support stop looking and thinking and go direct to Reeds and in particular Megan Edwards. Satisfaction in a nutshell.
Ray, December 2024
My heartfelt thank you to Megan for your effort with dealing with my case. I very much appreciate you keeping in touch and for your tenacity and sensitivity throughout.
Anonymous, December 2024