Amelia Purnell

Amelia Purnell is an accomplished recruitment professional with extensive experience in lateral partner recruitment and talent acquisition across prestigious firms. Currently serving as Associate Director of Lateral Partner Recruitment at King & Spalding since September 2018, Amelia has held progressively responsible roles including Senior Recruiting Manager and Recruiting Manager. Prior experience includes working as a Recruitment Advisor at Linklaters and as a Recruitment Officer and Recruitment Assistant at Bird & Bird LLP. Amelia began her career in recruitment and events with roles at Zest Media as an Advertising Account Manager and C Squared as a Personal/HR Assistant, as well as an Events Assistant at Swansea Student Events. Amelia holds a BSc in Criminology and Criminal Law from Swansea University, completed in 2011, and graduated from Surbiton in 2008.