Tessa Moyle

An overview

Tessa left Michalsons in 2023 after 4 years. She continually seeks to find ways to solve legal challenges more efficiently and practically.

After qualifying as an attorney, Tessa has taken on the role to be Michalsons’ lead on legal tech and innovation. She thrives on simplifying things that are confusing and believes that nothing is too complicated to find a simple & creative solution. She is all about improving processes and coming up with practical and effective systems.

Tessa helps Michalsons use technology (like privacy platforms, document assembly engines and contract lifecycle management systems) to provide better legal services to clients. She also assists clients to use technology to solve their legal problems.

As our lead innovator, Tessa continually seeks to find ways to solve legal challenges more efficiently and practically.

OneTrust: Certified Privacy Professional, 2020

UCT GetSmarter: Business Systems Analysis, 2020

UCT Law @ Work: Software Law, 2020

University of Cape Town: LLB, 2014 – 2018

  • Data Protection
  • Legal technology
  • Business systems and processes

Tessa has a passion for learning and sharing knowledge with others. She spends her free time helping people demystify the world of personal finance and playing the piano and cello. When she’s not doing that, you’ll find her hiking or swimming in the sea.

  • Creating and improving internal systems and processes
  • Implementing legal technology
  • Drafting and reviewing legal documents
  • Assisting with data protection webinars
  • Contributing to data protection programmes