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Laura Reilly

Managing Director

Laura is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management, Chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Associate Chartered Institute of Legal Executives member with a certificate in employment practice and a qualified Paralegal. She works as an Employment Lawyer and trained in employment tribunal advocacy through Central Law Training, with coaching from an experienced retired employment judge who has mentored Laura throughout her career. Laura has over 15 years of private and non-profit sector experience, a practical understanding of operational management as a national operations manager, combined with operational and strategic HR management experience, up to Board level. She was previously a Director of a medium-sized Accountancy Practice specialising in HR consultancy and employment law for clients and is considered an integral part of senior leadership teams driving cultural change. She is a qualified mediator (civil and commercial) as well as a skilled negotiator, with particular expertise in manufacturing and professional services environments. Experienced in settlement negotiations, employment dispute resolution and unionised environments spanning multiple UK sites. See Laura in action here on a webinar with the late Dr John McMullen of Spencer West LLP: youtube.com/watch?v=xNKiLqV67go

Laura covers Yorkshire, Manchester, Nottingham and Lincoln (Midlands).

Andy Williams

Senior HR Advisor

Andy works mainly for our retained clients and on our advice line, providing initial support and offering triage to see whether more complex cases need to be referred to senior specialists. He is an integral part of the team and has worked as a line manager himself, so understands the challenges faced by business owners and leaders. Andy has 4 years of HR experience in-house and has undertaken absence management casework, policy reviews and led on disciplinary and grievance cases. He has a true generalist background and is based in Durham covering businesses in Newcastle, Durham and the rest of the UK.

Rebecca Hutchinson

Legal Director

Becky is an accomplished Legal Director, being a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.  She is a seasoned legal professional with over a decade of working in Employment Law in private legal practice, demonstrating a strong track record of providing strategic legal guidance and representation to clients across various sectors, with extensive experience advising SME’s.  She has successfully represented clients of all sizes, showcasing her knowledge and expertise in Employment Tribunal litigation.

Becky specialises in advising clients on complex areas of law and risk and finding pragmatic solutions to difficult employment cases.  She also works as an HR Consultant, providing employers with support and guidance on challenging employee relations issues. 

Becky primarily covers the North of England and the Midlands.

Paul Coulson

Employment Solicitor

Paul is a highly experienced employment solicitor regulated both by the SRA in England and Wales and the Law Society of Northern Ireland, holding a current SRA practising certificate. Paul qualified in September 2000, having begun his career in employment law as a trainee solicitor in March 2000. With a backing of over 20 years of employment law expertise, Paul has represented both employees and employers, working as an employment lawyer in law firms of various sizes, in-house for sizeable global companies including British Airways, and continues to pursue his passion by acting as an employee relations specialist across multiple industries. Paul’s diverse career gives him exceptional insight into the workplace dynamics of numerous sectors, allowing him to provide tailored legal advice to clients of any size. Paul is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

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