During law school, Michelle held several leadership roles with the Community and Legal Aid Services Program, including Criminal Law Division Leader, Senior Division Leader, and Caseworker for the Provincial Offences Pilot Project.

As a summer and articling student at Torys, Michelle collaborated with both the firm's Knowledge and Innovation Team and the Community and Legal Aid Services Program to develop a new SharePoint dashboard for the clinic’s day-to-day work in support of access to justice.