Hannah qualified as a solicitor in 2005, after studying LLB Law and European Law at Queen Mary College, London and completed the LPC at the University of West of England in Bristol.

Hannah trained and qualified with human rights specialist firms in Bloomsbury gaining experience in criminal defence, inquest law and actions against the police. Since then Hannah has practiced as a criminal defence duty solicitor, combining her legal practice with university teaching.

Hannah currently combines teaches on a range of The University of Law programmes with a focus on criminal law, litigation and evidence alongside her role as a duty solicitor.