Clodagh O'Connell earned her Juris Doctor in Law from the University of Victoria in 2011 and was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2013. She is a trial lawyer representing clients on family law matters in Provincial and BC Supreme Court and at mediations and negotiations.

Clodagh also acts as Family Duty Counsel in Port Alberni and Nanaimo. 

Before becoming a lawyer Clodagh was an arts and entertainment journalist and screenwriter in Canada and London, England.