Louise Murphy

Overview

Louise Murphy is an award-winning Partner and Head of Social Housing and Regeneration with over 20 years’ experience in the social housing sector. The 2023 Inspirational Leader of the Year and Legal 500 next generation Partner has built the social housing team into a formidable unit providing registered providers of social housing with jargon free, pragmatic and results driven legal advice. Louise is a specialist housing solicitor, being regularly called upon to speak at leading industry events including the Liverpool Law Society Annual Housing Disrepair conference, the Northern Housing Conference and the Westminster Insight digital conferences.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)

Louise is a mentor to all younger members of the MSB team and has guided countless trainee solicitors through their contracts enabling them to have a well rounded education and experience. She values hard work and client care making sure each trainee understands the importance of team work, collaboration and attention to detail. Louise is deeply committed to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) within the legal profession, the social housing sector and the wider community. Louise actively participates in MSB’s EDI network, where she contributes to initiatives aimed at increasing access to legal support for underrepresented groups. Louise’s personal values are rooted in fairness and social justice, and she is particularly passionate about ensuring that vulnerable individuals have equal access to safe, secure housing - a fundamental right that underpins dignity and inclusion.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Louise is a firm believer in giving back through many volunteer roles and projects inside and outside of MSB. For clients she has painted bungalows, spoke at schools, donated to food banks and hiked mountains. For her community she has raised funds for school music equipment, hosted community events and she sits on the board of governors at a local school along with being a member of the PTA.