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Employment

Mills & Reeve LLP

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The Manchester-based employment team at Mills & Reeve LLP is praised by clients as ‘experienced, knowledgeable, approachable and interested in getting to know the organisation’, and is particularly sought after by clients in the health, commercial, and education sectors. The practice is led by Sara Barrett, who ‘gives very clear, concise commercial advice’ and is experienced with a broad range of employment issues, including industrial relations and senior executive severance agreements. Barrett is especially knowledgeable in the commercial, education, and not-for-profit sectors, and she is also highly capable of handling employment matters with an international element.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Great understanding of the business and operations. Service packages are tailored to your requirements.’

  • ‘Sara Barratt has great understanding of employment law and provides suitable solutions and support.'

  • ‘The employment team are extremely experienced and approachable. Their advice is always considered and they take the time to get to know our organisation. The team make themselves available and had strength and depth across all areas of employment law and related matters.'

  • ‘The team are experienced, knowledgeable, approachable and interested in getting to know the organisation. They provide considered advice and a range of approaches based on our sector.’

  • ‘A very personable team. You really feel that they care and empathise with your issues.’

  • ‘Sara Barrett gives very clear, concise commercial advice.’

  • ‘Mills & Reeve are very good at understanding you as a client, what your risk appetite is and what options you will focus on and those which you will just be aware of. They really understand our sector and can bring experience from their interactions with the wider sector to our particular issue.’

  • ‘Miriam Guilding is a rising star who deals with complex cases ably. She is a creative and diligent lawyer. She works hard for her clients and secures the best outcome time and again. She is a superb lawyer and well respected by others.’

Key clients

  • LTE Group
  • League Football Education
  • Lancaster University
  • Bako Group
  • IDEO LP
  • Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
  • Royal Northern College of Music
  • IKO PLC

Work highlights

Acting for various senior executives in varied exit arrangements.
Advised BGF on its investment into fast growing technology group KCA Holdings.
Advised a US owned global business on a substantial restructuring of its London, including what procedure to be followed, pooling issues, advice on relevant criteria, right to work Visas, and immigration issues associated with that.

Practice head

Sara Barrett

Other key lawyers

Miriam Guilding