

Seems odd or even irresponsible to give a job like that to someone who’s been out of the game for so long. Normally you’d expect that if you don’t use your qualification in a relevant professional role for an extended period of time then you would have effectively lost those quals.
She does have a law degree, but Wikipedia suggests it’s been 20 years since she’s used it in any kind of professional capacity. This whole merit based system seems to have the substance of wet toilet paper.