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Laura trained with the employment team for a year before her qualification in September 2018, gaining an in-depth understanding of this area of law. During her time as a trainee, she also spent five months on secondment with a client working alongside its in-house legal team on employment, commercial and healthcare law matters, giving her a unique understanding of the practical considerations that our clients face.
Laura has experience of advising employers on disciplinary and grievance procedures, staff handbooks, settlement agreements and employment contracts. She has also had significant involvement in the successful defence of various claims in the Employment Tribunal and High Court.
Laura attained a 2:1 in European and International law at the University of Sheffield, before achieving a distinction in her LPC at the University of Law in Manchester.
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Experience
- Advised Buddi parent Big Technologies on £577m stock market float
- Involved in a high profile Employment Tribunal whistleblowing claim that attracted national press interest
- Assisted in advising a football club in relation to FA Rule K Arbitration proceedings
- Prepares and delivers training seminars to HR and in-house legal teams on various employment law topics
- Assisted in advising a further education college in relation to a number of complex discrimination claims in the Employment Tribunal
- Advised clients in different industries on general employment matters, including disciplinary and grievance issues and maternity/paternity/shared parental leave queries
- Advises Main Market listed Emmerson plc on its acquisition of Moroccan Salts Limited
- Advises on the sale of City Cruises to Hornblower
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Affiliations
- Member of the Law Society
- Member of the Employment Lawyers Association