Rachel joined Averta Employment Lawyers in 2007 becoming a partner in 2008. She had previously worked as a senior associate for eight years at DLA Piper in Birmingham, alongside David Sykes and Alan Jones. At DLA she acted for various corporate clients in retail, banking, telecoms, manufacturing and other sectors and became an extremely capable and regular advocate in tribunal.
Additionally she was involved in training, workshops and seminars, together with large scale redundancies and restructuring exercises. These skills, converted to the benefit of the senior executive, have been further developed at Averta.
Rachel remains a keen and regular advocate both at employment and other tribunals, and has handled a number of complex multi-day discrimination claims securing significant sums on behalf of claimant clients.
Her expertise is such that she has been asked to act as an external expert, conducting complex grievance investigations and hearings on behalf of local authorities. Rachel has a great deal of empathy with her clients and, as such, regularly receives plaudits from individuals facing difficult tribunal claims or unpleasant situations at work.
For further guidance on employment law matters please contact Rachel on 0870 421 1952.
Rachel’s current and recent projects include;
Acting for a GP in LLP and Partnership dispute
Representing Partner in a solicitors practice in disciplinary proceedings involving allegations of malpractice
Representing NHS Consultant in internal disciplinary proceedings
Carrying out grievance investigation and hearing on behalf of a company
Acting for MD and representing him in the Employment Tribunal in complex whistleblowing claim
Acting for Directors and senior executives of NHS and Local Authorities in redundancy and disciplinary proceedings
Advising Board director in dispute and shareholder issues
Career Outline |
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| 2008 – to date | Director Averta Employment Lawyers LLP |
| 2007 – 2008 | Senior Associate Solicitor Averta Employment Lawyers |
| 1998 – 2006 | Associate Solicitor DLA Piper, Employment Group |
| 1996 – 1998 | Assistant Solicitor Shacklocks, Employment Department |
| 1994 – 1996 | Trainee Solicitor Twig Farnell |
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