Elaine has covered various legal disciplines in her career including commercial/residential property, debt recovery & insolvency, and employment (specialising in the DDA arena), but in February 2010 joined the clerking team for the Family Practice Group at St John’s as 1st Junior, primarily running diaries, billing private and legal aid work, client/practice development and marketing the team.

Nominated for the ‘Family Law Clerking Team of the Year award’ at the Family Law Awards 2024

Since that time she has taken on the Team Leader responsibilities for the Children Law side of the Practice Group, getting involved in the strategic operation and marketing of the team, to include the organisation, promotion and delivery of their seminars.

In addition to family work, Elaine deals with the Health & Welfare side of the Court of Protection team and is always happy to assist with signposting and allocation of work in that specialism.

In her spare time she’s a Trustee Board Member and Deputy Manager for Festival Medical Services, a Charity that raises money for national and international charities by providing medical cover at various outdoor events.  She also undertakes various fundraising efforts for cancer research and hospice charities. Elaine’s hobbies include live music, watching live sports and outdoor pursuits.

Elaine is consistently praised for her high standard client service in Chambers UK and The Legal 500:

  • “The clerks, particularly Elaine Jewell-Moore, are very accommodating to solicitor’s needs. Even at short notice, the clerks will always try and secure cover and often that is in-person.” The Legal 500, 2026
  • “Elaine Jewell-Moore is a top notch clerk! Very personable and highly professional. Gets the job done!” The Legal 500, 2026
  • “Elaine Jewell-Moore and Marcus Harding are superb clerks; they always assist in finding suitable counsel in children law matters and are quick to respond, which is particularly helpful in an emergency.” The Legal 500, 2026
  • “St. John’s Chambers provides an excellent client service, and the family clerks, especially Elaine Jewell-Moore, are exceptionally helpful.” The Legal 500, 2026
  • “The clerks are always extremely helpful to resolve matters. In particular, Elaine Jewell-Moore who is always available to assist and is pro-active in moving diaries around to assist you.” The Legal 500, 2026
  • “Luke Hodgson is very can-do and bends over backwards to accommodate and help where he can. Elaine Jewell-Moore is a credit to the chambers as well.” The Legal 500, 2025
  • “Elaine Jewell-Moore and Marcus Harding are user-friendly, approachable and helpful.” The The Legal 500, 2025
  • “Elaine Jewell-Moore and Marcus Harding are fantastic and always available to help.” The Legal 500, 2025
  • “Elaine Jewell-Moore and Marcus Harding are a credit to chambers.” The Legal 500, 2025
  • “The set has really helpful clerks including Elaine Jewell-Moore who goes above and beyond.” Chambers UK 2025
  • “St John’s Chambers has a very good clerking service. In particular, practice team leader Elaine Jewell-Moore is outstanding.” Chambers UK 2025
  • “Elaine Jewell-Moore’s ability to find counsel availability or move diaries around is excellent. She is always willing to consider the client’s needs in terms of costs and seniority.” The Legal 500, 2024
  • “Elaine is very responsive and will always go the extra mile for clients when needed.” Chambers UK, 2023
  • “Elaine goes over and above to help find available counsel and is a pleasure to deal with.” The Legal 500, 2023