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Laura Williams

Senior Associate Solicitor

About:

Having completed her law degree at Liverpool University, Laura was called to the Bar in 2005. After joining a large International law firm as part of their Corporate Team, Laura cross-qualified as a Solicitor specialising in Employment Law in 2008.

In addition to advising her own direct client base, Laura has managed a team of solicitors and HR professionals providing Employment Law/HR advice and support to large-scale membership organisations and insurers in a variety of industries including charity, retail, pharmaceutical, ecclesiastical, property management and the hair and beauty industry.
Laura has substantial experience in advising both SME and multi-national companies on the full range of employment law issues, including day-to-day HR matters and restructuring exercises.

In addition to this, Laura delivers legal updates and training with a particular emphasis on improving employee engagement to help to support business growth and productivity and has been a regular contributor to the BUPA Academy for Workplace Health and Wellbeing (YouTube Channel).

Laura prides herself in taking a pragmatic approach in reaching commercially-minded solutions for her clients.

Laura was excited to have the opportunity to join Thrive Law and support their mission and values which align very closely with her own.

Expertise:

• Employment law
• HR Advice and Support
• Managing mental health in the workplace
• Employee Handbook and workplace policies
• Contracts of employment
• Restrictive covenants
• Discipline and grievance procedures
• Unfair dismissal
• Constructive dismissal
• TUPE
• Employment status
• Redundancy and restructuring
• Discrimination issues
• Family friendly rights
• Without prejudice / S111A negotiations
• Settlement Agreements
• ACAS early conciliation

Qualifications:

• Solicitor since 2008
• Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (BPP Law School) 2007
• Called the Bar of England and Wales 2005 (Lincolns Inn)
• LLB (Hons) Law (The University of Liverpool) 2000-2003

 

Thriving:

• Member of Employment Lawyers Association
• Contributor to the BUPA Academy for Workplace Health and Wellbeing (YouTube Channel)
• Mental Health, Diversity & Inclusion Advocate

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