Lawyers

Ben Smith

Ben Smith

Littler, London

Work Department

Littler is the largest global employment and labour law practice, providing workplace solutions that are local, everywhere. With over 1,800 lawyers in more than 100 offices worldwide, Littler represents management in all aspects of employment and labour law.

Position

Ben is a Senior Associate at Littler who works across all areas of employment law including advisory, litigation and transactional support.

He has particular experience in defending complex Employment Tribunal litigation, including as part of the team that successfully appealed a long-running whistleblowing, sex discrimination, pregnancy and maternity discrimination, and victimisation claim to the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Ben regularly supports and manages international employment advisory projects. He also has significant experience of managing document review projects, such as disclosure and data subject access requests, leveraging technology and flexible resourcing solutions.

Drawing on a longstanding academic interest and experience working in the charitable sector, Ben is particularly interested in equality, diversity, and discrimination issues for employers arising in both contentious and non-contentious maters. Ben also supports the London office’s knowhow and training capability, regularly keeping clients and the team informed of legal developments, as well as the legal technology workstream.

Career

Ben joined Littler in 2017 as a paralegal and qualified as a solicitor in September 2020 following the completion of his training contract. During his training contract, Ben completed a secondment at a boutique law firm in London where he saw practice in private funds, secondary transactions, and hedge funds. Prior to joining Littler Ben worked as a paralegal in the employment department at King & Wood Mallesons in London and was a legal intern at the Equal Rights Trust.

Languages

English.

Memberships

Member of the Employment Lawyers Association.

Education

2009 - 2012: BA Jurisprudence - University of Oxford

2014 - 2015: Masters of Law (LLM) - University College London

2018 - 2020: Legal Practice Course - The University of Law

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