Expertise
Leigh is an Employment Associate in our Leeds office. She joined Addleshaw Goddard upon qualification in September 2018, although she had four years' employment law experience prior to that working as an Employment paralegal at the large commercial firm where she later trained.
Leigh works closely with clients to provide straight-forward, practical and commercial advice on a wide variety of employment issues.
Experience includes:
- Conducting Employment Tribunal litigation for a wide range of employer clients, including in the appellate courts, with extensive experience in defending claims, for example unfair dismissal, complex discrimination, trade union detriment and whistleblowing. She also has experience in assisting with large-scale claims brought by multiple claimants.
- Advising on recruitment employment contracts, directors' and senior executives' service agreements, restrictive covenants, and policies and procedures
- Advising on redundancies, restructures and changes to terms and conditions
- Advising on settlement negotiations, including senior exits, and negotiating and drafting settlement agreements
- Advising on redundancies, restructures, changes to terms and conditions and a broad range of industrial relations matters
- Working with clients on dedicated 'helplines' and to assist them with their day-to-day employment queries, including disciplinary matters, grievances, and capability processes
- Professional Memberships
- Employment Law Association
- Education
- BPP University of Leeds (2012)
- Nottingham Trent University (2011)
- Testimonials
I would like to give a special mention to Rebecca Kitson and Leigh Jackson. Again, Rebecca being a partner in the team and Leigh being an associate, their standards of correspondence and professionalism were indistinguishable and both took a sensible and personable approach which was very much welcome. Ultimately, by working together with us, the matter was able to be resolved in all parties best interests.
Legal 500, 2021