Areas of work
Clare has been practising contentious and non-contentious employment law since qualification. Her particular areas of practice include drafting contracts of employment, policies and other employment documents, advising in relation to all aspects of the employment relationship from recruitment to termination of employment, including redundancies, procedures and compromise agreements. She is often involved in assisting on the employment aspects of corporate transactions. She has knowledge of the law relating to regulation of the recruitment industry and experience of drafting terms of business for clients and terms of engagement for candidates. Her clients are mainly UK based employers but she has also represented individuals in claims in the employment tribunal relating to termination of employment and discrimination.

Education
Clare went to Prior’s Field School and Charterhouse School, Surrey and then to the University of Manchester where she obtained a BA (Hons). in English. She went on to work as a Human Resources Assistant and then Human Resources Manager for a Recruitment Agency for 3 years before attending the College of Law to complete her Post Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course. After a training contract at Goodman Derrick she qualified in 2003 into the Employment Department.

Memberships
The Law Society
Employment Lawyers’ Association

Interests
Windsurfing, reading, travel